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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hercules Atlas know for?

2. What does Marius do with those that surrendered when he took over the castle?

3. Which of the following is now an important senator?

4. What does Marius want to happen?

5. How does Sulla ensure Hercules will not tell his part in the deception?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Sulla find Clitumna when he returns and what does he do when he finds her?

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

3. What attitude has Julilla adopted about Marius?

4. What does Caesar confide to Marius privately about Sulla and how does Marius react?

5. How does Marius respond to the complaints and issues the Senators bring up about his proposed bill?

6. How did Sulla find out that the mushroom Nicopolis was picking was poisonous and what did he do about it?

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

8. What does Marius ask of Sulla when the meet for the first time?

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

10. Why is Bomilcar unhappy with Jugurtha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Marius so concerned about securing land for the head-count soldiers? Is this a selfish or selfless act? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What role does luck play throughout the novel? How do the characters feel about the luck? Why do you think this is the case?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the senate as it is described throughout the novel to the modern senate. In what ways do they act the same? In what ways are they different? Which do you think is better for its citizens? Why?

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