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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Crassus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Sulla have altogether?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. Whom does Marius marry?
(a) Julia, the cousin of Caesar.
(b) Maria, the cousin of Caesar.
(c) Maria, the aunt of Caesar.
(d) Julia, the aunt of Caesar.

3. What is Sulla the first Roman to do, pertaining to the Parthians?
(a) He is the first to be approached by the Parthians for an alliance.
(b) He is the first to be attacked by the Parthians.
(c) He is the first to be captured and released by the Parthians.
(d) He is the first to be made the general of the Parthians' army.

4. How was Marius raised?
(a) To the modern Roman standards.
(b) Against the ancient Roman standards.
(c) With no specific standards.
(d) To the ancient Roman standards.

5. What happens to Fimbria after he welcomes Sulla into his camp?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He is captured by Sulla.
(c) Sulla kills him.
(d) He is exiled from the camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is leading the enemy troops as Sulla and his men near Rome?

2. What plagues Crassus on his plight in Syria?

3. What serves as the basis for the saying, "one of Marius's mules"?

4. What personality does Crassus have?

5. Why does Metellus first decline Marius's request to return to Rome to seek the consulate?

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