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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. How does Jugurtha find out who the traitor is?

2. Who does Marius decide he will marry?

3. What is another name for the pletariat?

4. What does Marius do as he travels throughout Africa?

5. What happens to Jugurtha after he has the traitor killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Bomilcar unhappy with Jugurtha?

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

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

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

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

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

8. When Metellus finally releases Marius from his African service what does he believe will happen and w hat does actually happen?

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

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

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?

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

Which character demonstrates the greatest amount of Roman noble characteristics? Why do you think this way? Which one demonstrates the least amount of these characteristics? Why do you think this way?

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