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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jugurtha send his best men to Zama?
(a) He is fortifying against Antonio.
(b) It is where most of their families live.
(c) Metellus plans to attack that city.
(d) His money is stored in Zama.

2. What type of public positions, according to Sallust, are not desired by public servants?
(a) Those that are low paying.
(b) Those that are dangerous.
(c) Those that require intelligence.
(d) Those that are high paying.

3. Why does Memmuis stir up the public?
(a) He has little trust of nobles.
(b) He is being paid to do it.
(c) He wants money.
(d) He is planning to run for office.

4. What does Sallust say is Metellus's primary character trait?
(a) He's immoral.
(b) Obedience.
(c) Honor.
(d) Intelligence.

5. What plan of Marius does Metellus scupper?
(a) Becoming a general.
(b) Becoming a consul.
(c) Being elected to the Senate.
(d) Ruling Numidia.

6. How did the Africans under Micipas view Jugurtha?
(a) He was not known.
(b) He was feared.
(c) He was very popular.
(d) He was hated.

7. What does Lucius Annius do about Jugurtha?
(a) Marches an army into Suthul.
(b) Kills him.
(c) Kills Bomilcar.
(d) Joins up with him.

8. Why don't the Roman representatives get to speak to Adherbal?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He refuses to see them.
(c) He is trapped in Cirta.
(d) He has returned to Rome.

9. How does Rome feel about what Metellus is doing?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Indifferent.

10. What does Sallust say is how Europeans view Africa?
(a) As being owned by Rome.
(b) As part of Europe.
(c) As a barbarian continent.
(d) As being peopled by immoral societies.

11. Who does the majority of the people support in the Jugurthine War?
(a) Jugurtha.
(b) Adherbal.
(c) Hiempsel.
(d) Micipas.

12. Why does the Senate send Calpurnius to Numidia?
(a) To take over the country.
(b) To arrest Jugurtha.
(c) To set up a trial for Jugurtha.
(d) To kill Jugurtha.

13. What does Metellus realize about Zama?
(a) He cannot defeat Jugurtha without capturing Zama.
(b) He must take the city.
(c) Jugurtha has a lot of money stashed there.
(d) He will be unable to capture that city.

14. What does Metellus do with his soldiers when he retreats?
(a) Has them scrounge the countryside.
(b) Sends them back to Rome.
(c) Begins to drill them even harder.
(d) Allows them to rest.

15. Who persuades Jugurtha to keep silent about corruption in the Roman government?
(a) Cassisus.
(b) Massiva.
(c) Memmuis
(d) Caius Baebius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sallust say people should not do if the government is corrupt?

2. How does Metellus attempt to provoke Jugurtha?

3. To where does Adherval flee?

4. To what office do the Roman people elect Quintin Metellus?

5. What does Memmuis do about Jugurtha?

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