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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jugurtha's troops do after Marius retreats?
(a) Celebrate.
(b) Follow him.
(c) Harass him through the night.
(d) Fortify their position.

2. What does Jugurtha figure out about Romans and wealth?
(a) They are not much interested in wealth.
(b) It is very easy to have wealth in Rome.
(c) They value wealth over their country.
(d) Wealthy people are not allowed in the Senate.

3. What does Sallust say about men's lives and fate in Chapter I-XII?
(a) Fate is in the hands of the Gods.
(b) Nothing can overcome fate.
(c) Fate does not exist.
(d) Too many men allow fate to control their lives.

4. What does Jugurtha do after Annuis' officers leave their posts?
(a) Surround Annuis.
(b) Surrender himself.
(c) Burn down Suthul.
(d) Leaves for his capiol.

5. What does Jugurtha do once the Senate has made its decision on Numidia?
(a) Assassinates Adherbal.
(b) Kills some of the Senators who opposed him.
(c) Happily settles down.
(d) Provokes Adherbal into a war.

6. What does Jugurtha tell his troops are one of their main advantages against the Romans?
(a) They have better weapons.
(b) They are fighting for their civil rights.
(c) They are larger men.
(d) They know the land.

7. To where does Adherval flee?
(a) Spain.
(b) Rome.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Russia.

8. What does Adherbal manage to do when he is caught in Cirta?
(a) Kill Jugurtha.
(b) Deliver a message to Rome.
(c) Get to Rome himself.
(d) Repel Jugurtha's attack.

9. What does Jugurtha tell Bomilcar to do?
(a) Return to Numidia.
(b) Have Massiva return to Numidia.
(c) Kill Massiva.
(d) Assassinate Lucius Cassius.

10. What does Jugurtha do to Adherbal?
(a) Cripples him.
(b) Run him completely out of Numidia.
(c) Tortures him to death.
(d) Has him assassinated.

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

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

13. What does the Senate decide is the reason Bocchus fights with Jugurtha?
(a) He hates the Romans.
(b) They don't decide, they don't care about the reason.
(c) He was offered a lot of money.
(d) He was led astray.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jugurtha do when he hears of Metellus's character?

2. What type of public positions, according to Sallust, are not desired by public servants?

3. What does Jugurtha think the Romans are likely to do with him?

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

5. How does Jugurtha motivate his troops to fight against the Romans?

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