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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 has Sulla been able to learn how to speak German?

2. What message does Marius send back to King Bocchus?

3. How does Sulla decide Jugurtha should be executed?

4. Why does King Brocchus join the fight?

5. What two things does Publius find in the cave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Scaurus believe about the grain prices and what repercussions does this belief lead to?

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

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

6. What steps does Marius take which he hopes will help his case and how does the election turn out?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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