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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 Sulla decide Jugurtha should be executed?

2. Why doesn't Caepio want to give up his command?

3. Why does the senate begin to fear Marius?

4. Which other character rushes back to Rome to tell a different version of the story than the one Caepio plans on telling?

5. Where does Marius imprison Saturninus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does Caepio come to one day when he is fishing on the lake and what does he find?

2. What do the senators believe will happen to Marius and whose behavior compounds this issue further?

3. What does Marius realize about the German's food supply?

4. What does Marius's wish about the march reveal about his origins?

5. Why is the idea of two separate Triumphs repellent and what does Marius suggest instead?

6. What happens to Caepio when the German's defeat the divided army?

7. What is Marius's argument to get more men to serve in the Roman legions?

8. What message does Marius tell Sulla to deliver to King Bocchus?

9. How does Sulla tell Volux he can prove his trustworthiness and what happens?

10. How does Caepio's methods for creating an army differ from Marius's?

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

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

Describe the difference in character between Sulla and Marius. Which of the two demonstrates better character? Why do you feel this way?

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