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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 Marius plan on getting to Gaul?

2. How does Sulla decide Jugurtha should be executed?

3. What does Caepio do with all of the gold he finds?

4. Why does Drusus write to Caepio?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Which character demonstrates the greatest amount of Roman noble characteristics? Why do you think this way? Which one demonstrates the least amount of these characteristics? Why do you think this way?

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