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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 seem to seek out?

2. Why did King Bocchus leave according to Volux?

3. What does Marius believe will be of greater incentive to the head-count army?

4. Why does the Senate want to make Marius Ponitfex Maximus?

5. What does Saturninus decide to do when he decides that his change at election is futile?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Marius and his army meet the Cimbri army and why is this the case?

4. What is Marius's plan for ending the war in Africa for once and all?

5. What happens when both Caepio and Mallius return to the senate to tell their side of the story and what is the senate's decision as to how to protect themselves?

6. What happens when Caepio receives the orders that he must give up command to Mallius?

7. What happens to the gold that Caepio has sent on its way to a city near Rome and how does he react?

8. Why does King Bocchus become involved in the war in Africa?

9. How does Caepio spend his time once he deals with the few barbarians left in the area?

10. What kind of triumphal march does Marius want and why does he want this kind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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