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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 King Brocchus join the fight?
(a) He plans to steal the gold.
(b) He wants to defeat the Romans.
(c) He is strongly allied with Jugurtha.
(d) He fears the Romans are too close to his kingdom.

2. What does Caepio order his men to do to verify if there is gold and silver present?
(a) Dig deeper into the cave.
(b) Drain the lake.
(c) Burn the building.
(d) Tear down the bridge.

3. Why does Marius send out raiding parties to neighboring cities to rape and pillage them?
(a) To attempt to track Jugurtha's movements.
(b) To protect his men from outside attacks.
(c) To show the people that they mean business.
(d) To attempt to engage an ally of Jugurtha in the war.

4. How long does it take Publius to report his findings to Marius?
(a) A week or longer.
(b) At least a month.
(c) Several days.
(d) A few minutes.

5. What does Caepio do with all of the gold he finds?
(a) He hides it from the men.
(b) He puts it in a wagon and sends it toward Rome.
(c) He hides it in a cave.
(d) He places it in the middle of Gaul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to hold Caepio to some account even though he was not brought up on treason charges?

2. What does the Senate do to try and make Caepio comply with their orders?

3. Why does Saturninus leave Rome?

4. How does Marius get his land?

5. How successful is Caepio's plan for raising a new army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Publius an expert on and what does he hope to do some day?

2. What kind of triumphal march does Marius want and why does he want this kind?

3. What happens to the gold that Caepio has sent on its way to a city near Rome and how does he react?

4. What new bill does Saturninus introduce and what are the repercussions of this introduction?

5. What path does Marius decide to take and why does he decide to take this path?

6. How do Caepio's end up finding men to fill their legions?

7. What happens when both Caepio and Mallius return to the senate to tell their side of the story and what is the senate's decision as to how to protect themselves?

8. What message does Marius tell Sulla to deliver to King Bocchus?

9. What is happening to Gaius Caesar (elder) and what happens to his son?

10. How does Sulla tell Volux he can prove his trustworthiness and what happens?

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