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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 does Marius claim he does not need with his new bill proposal?

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

3. What kills Stichus?

4. What does Marius say is necessary if he plans to defeat Jugurtha?

5. What does an informant tell the Romans will be the best way to capture Jugurtha?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Silanus intentionally left behind while the others left for the mission in Africa?

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

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

5. What attitude has Julilla adopted about Marius?

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

7. What bill did Marius introduce that the other Senators were not happy he introduced?

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

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

10. Who had prepared Nicopolis's will and what were the terms of the will?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you believe the senate distrusts and dislikes Marius so much? Are their beliefs founded or unfounded? Why ?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Several characters in the novel committed treason. Which characters committed treason? How were their betrayals handled? Were these just punishments? Why or why not?

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