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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 is Mallius charged with?

2. Who tries to hold Caepio to some account even though he was not brought up on treason charges?

3. Why does Caepio decide to stay in Gaul for awhile?

4. Why does Saturninus leave Rome?

5. Why do Caesar (younger) and Aurelia choose to live in the insula?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Publius an expert on and what does he hope to do some day?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the beginning of the novel, Marius believes he is destined for greatness. How do you think this belief about himself has helped him to achieve what he has at the end of the novel? What do you think would have happened had he not had this belief?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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