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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 the gold Caepio found?

2. Which of the following characters is the newly elected consul?

3. What does Caepio do about the final orders?

4. Why does Marius suggest a joint triumph?

5. What does the Senate do for Marius in absentia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened with the two kings who survived the battle in Africa?

3. What is happening to Gaius Caesar (elder) and what happens to his son?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What new bill does Saturninus introduce and what are the repercussions of this introduction?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Why do you believe the senate distrusts and dislikes Marius so much? Are their beliefs founded or unfounded? Why ?

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