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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Metellus leave his prisoners and his baggage?
(a) Cirta.
(b) Vacca.
(c) Zama.
(d) Thala.

2. Why does Memmuis send Lucius Cassius to Numidia?
(a) To kill Jugurtha.
(b) To investigate Calpurnius.
(c) To take over Numidia.
(d) To bring Jugurtha to Rome.

3. What does Jugurtha tell Annius he wants to do?
(a) Take over Rome.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Marry his sister.
(d) Rule Numidia in peace.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Micipas do after receiving a letter from Scipio about Jugurtha's actions during the war?

2. What does Bocchus decide to do about Marius?

3. What does Sallust say is how Europeans view Africa?

4. What does Jugurtha do once the Senate has made its decision on Numidia?

5. What does Metellus offer Bohumilcar as a bribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marius do when he is in Numidia?

2. What happens when Metellus tries to capture Zama?

3. How does the war between Jugurtha and Adhrbal start?

4. What does the senate decide to do about Numidia?

5. How, when and why did a rift develop between Jugurtha and his brothers?

6. How does Rome feel about Metellus's encounters with Jugurtha and what is Metellus's response to this?

7. What does Memmuis tell Jugurtha he must do when Cassius brings him to Rome and how does Jugurtha get out of it?

8. What does Jugurtha hear about Metellus, what is his response to that and how does Metellus respond to Jugurtha?

9. How does Metellus handle Jugurtha's ambush and what does he do after the first encounter with Jugurtha?

10. What does the Senate have Metellus do after he is elected and how does Sallust describe Metellus?

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