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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. Why do so many senators show up at the meeting Marius calls?

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

3. What happened right after Metellus brought his troops home from Africa?

4. What was Hercules Atlas know for?

5. On which holiday does this novel begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened when Cassius took troops to attack the Germans?

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

6. What do Marius and Rufus do because of their frustrations with Metellus's mishandling of the war in Africa?

7. Why did Marius have such a good turn out at the meeting of the Senators he called?

8. What does Mariuus want and what stops him from achieving this goal?

9. What attitude has Julilla adopted about Marius?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways are Marius and the other New Men a threat to all the things the senators hold dear? Are these real threats or exaggerated?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author create an accurate representation of the tension between classes during this novel? Do you think these issues exist in society today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of man is Sulla? Why do you think he was successful with Marius? What do you think will happen to him without the army and Marius?

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