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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marius decide to marry this new girl?
(a) To meet his own personal needs.
(b) To stop an assassination attempt.
(c) To prevent a senate overthrow.
(d) To be connected to an important family.

2. What does Nicopolis die from?
(a) Childbirth.
(b) Kidney failure.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Heart failure.

3. How do the senators respond to Marius's speech?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They threaten to impeach him.
(c) They ask him to clarify his plans.
(d) They argue with him vehemently.

4. In what year does this novel begin?
(a) 500 B.C.
(b) 110 B.C.
(c) 212 A.D.
(d) 150 A.D.

5. Who does Marius put in charge of raising the rest of the new soldiers when he leaves for Africa?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Metellus.
(d) Sulla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened after the Germans defeated Silanus's army?

2. Why was Julilia starving herself?

3. After the two deaths, what has Sulla qualified for?

4. What ambition has Sulla lost?

5. How doe the senators feel about the bill Marius has proposed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complications happened to Julia during the birth and how did the situation end?

2. How did Marius serve the army and what was the outcome of his service?

3. What does Caesar ask Marius when he invites him over for dinner?

4. Why was Julilla starving herself and what was the response to this action?

5. What happened to Metellus and his troops in Africa?

6. Describe both of Caesar's daughters.

7. What does Gaius Caesar inform Sulla about Clitumna after her death?

8. What happens when Jugurtha finds out who has betrayed him?

9. What has been happening to the Roman army lately and what has this caused?

10. What is Sulla's heritage and how does he currently live?

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