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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 believe will be of greater incentive to the head-count army?

2. How does Sulla decide Jugurtha should be executed?

3. Who does Caepio believe should be in command of a united army?

4. Who does the senate give complete dictator powers to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sulla return with and what does this person share with both he and Marius?

2. How does Caepio feel about the orders he was given to give up command of his army and what does he do in return?

3. What path does Marius decide to take and why does he decide to take this path?

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

5. How do Caepio's end up finding men to fill their legions?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A key principle in republican Rome was the importance of a citizen army. Why is this the case? Does this remain as important today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What happened to friendships throughout this novel? Were there any real friendships? If so, how did they survive? If not, why weren't there any?

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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