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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jugurtha eventually die?
(a) The dungeon.
(b) On the battlefield.
(c) In an execution by Marius.
(d) In exile.

2. What decree does Sulla make when he controls Rome?
(a) That his past acts are exonerated.
(b) That his relatives' past acts are exonerated.
(c) That he is doubling the size of the military.
(d) The he is reducing the size of the military.

3. How is Scipio taken captive by Sulla?
(a) Through deception.
(b) Through force.
(c) Through his own voluntary action.
(d) Through bribes.

4. What does Crassus buy after Sulla takes control of Rome?
(a) Land.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Militants.
(d) Livestock.

5. After crossing the Alps, where does Marius set up a fortified camp with the Romans while waiting for the invaders?
(a) St. Etienne.
(b) Grenoble.
(c) Rhone.
(d) Valence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mummius respond to Crassus's instructions against the Spartans at the arc?

2. What language did Marius speak very little of?

3. What does Rex Warner, the translator, say about Plutarch's account of Marius's political skill?

4. What happens in Sulla's first bid for praetorship?

5. What happens to the servant who betrays Sulpicius?

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