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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 happens to Jugurtha after he has the traitor killed?

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

3. How does Marius feel when he leaves the senators?

4. What does Nicopolis die from?

5. How doe the senators feel about the bill Marius has proposed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Marius want to return to Rome and what does Metellus do about his request?

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

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

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

8. Why is Jugurtha currently in Rome?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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