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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rome's feelings about Metellus motivate him to do?
(a) Keep attacking Jugurtha.
(b) Withdraw back to Rome.
(c) Ask for more money.
(d) Plan for Jugurtha's assassination.

2. What does Sallust say people should not do if the government is corrupt?
(a) Vote in the next election.
(b) Use violence.
(c) Start peaceful rebellions.
(d) Give any money to the tax collectors.

3. What type of public positions, according to Sallust, are not desired by public servants?
(a) Those that are high paying.
(b) Those that are dangerous.
(c) Those that are low paying.
(d) Those that require intelligence.

4. What does the Senate tell Adherbal to do after their representative in question #127 returns?
(a) They don't tell him anything.
(b) To come to Rome.
(c) To resign Cirta and talk to Jugurtha.
(d) To hand over all the territory to Jugurtha.

5. Why does Jugurtha send his best men to Zama?
(a) Metellus plans to attack that city.
(b) It is where most of their families live.
(c) He is fortifying against Antonio.
(d) His money is stored in Zama.

6. What type of investigation begins in Rome after Annuis returns?
(a) They investigate what the people of Numidia want.
(b) No investigation takes place.
(c) An investigation into the corruption among nobles.
(d) One that finds out what happened to Adherbal.

7. What does Metellus realize about Zama?
(a) He will be unable to capture that city.
(b) Jugurtha has a lot of money stashed there.
(c) He must take the city.
(d) He cannot defeat Jugurtha without capturing Zama.

8. What does Micipas tell his two biological sons when he is on his deathbed?
(a) To follow Rome's laws.
(b) To keep any power from Jugurtha.
(c) To kill Jugurtha.
(d) To learn from Jugurtha.

9. When does Marius decide to attack Jugurtha?
(a) After Jugurtha returns to Zama.
(b) When his troops are asleep.
(c) After resting for a week.
(d) When Jugurtha makes a run for Gaul.

10. What does Jugurtha do when he hears of Metellus's character?
(a) Offers him a bribe.
(b) Offers his surrender.
(c) Prepares to fight him.
(d) He immediately goes to Turkey.

11. What does Sallust say is the problem with how the Roman army lives?
(a) They live well, but not too well.
(b) It is too luxurious for fighting men.
(c) It is too austere.
(d) They are too poor.

12. What does the Senate do in response to Jugurtha's behavior towards Adherbal?
(a) Send a new king to Numidia.
(b) Ignore his behavior.
(c) Bring him back to Rome.
(d) Arrest him.

13. Why does Memmuis stir up the public?
(a) He has little trust of nobles.
(b) He is planning to run for office.
(c) He wants money.
(d) He is being paid to do it.

14. What does the Senate decide to do about Adherbal's request?
(a) Divide Numidia between him and Jugurtha.
(b) To investigate Micipas's decree.
(c) To arrest Jugurtha.
(d) To send a Roman governor to Numidia.

15. What does Marius do after the elections?
(a) Go after Metellus.
(b) Gather an army and head to Numidia.
(c) Take his place in the Senate.
(d) Resign from public life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jugurtha do to Hiempsal?

2. Who persuades Jugurtha to keep silent about corruption in the Roman government?

3. What does Jugurtha persuade the people of Vacca to do?

4. How did the Africans under Micipas view Jugurtha?

5. Who is the heir the the Numidian throne after Jugurtha?

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