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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. What does Adherbal first do in response to Jugurtha burning villages in his territory?
(a) Sends ambassadors.
(b) Gives Jugurtha the territory he has burned.
(c) Kills Jugurtha.
(d) Declares war.

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

3. What kind of welcome does the public give Metellus when he returns to Rome?
(a) They are indifferent to his return.
(b) He is just considered as someone who has done his job.
(c) A hero's welcome.
(d) There are angry mobs and riots upon his return.

4. Who is the heir the the Numidian throne after Jugurtha?
(a) Gauda.
(b) Flavio.
(c) Cintia.
(d) Masiam.

5. Where does Marius retreat to when attacked by Jugurtha?
(a) To Thala.
(b) To the hills.
(c) To Rome.
(d) To Cirta.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Marius decide to attack Jugurtha?

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

3. What does the Senate tell Adherbal to do after their representative in question #127 returns?

4. Why does Sallust say he is writing this book?

5. What type of investigation begins in Rome after Annuis returns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Adherbal do when he runs to Rome and how does that work out for him?

4. What does Sallust say about man's intellectual ability and fate?

5. What does Jugurtha do after the Roman representatives leave Numidia?

6. Describe the circumstances surrounding Hiempsal's death?

7. What does Sallust say about public office and what most men don't want and how they gain promotions?

8. How does the Senate respond to Jugurtha's action towards Adherbal?

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

10. What does Jugurtha tell his army and what do they do?

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