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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of welcome does the public give Metellus when he returns to Rome?

3. How does Metellus feel about Marius becoming a consul?

4. What does Jugurtha do when he hears of Metellus's character?

5. What does Jugurtha do to Hiempsal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What forces the Senate to act against Jugurtha and what do they do?

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

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

4. What happens as fear spreads through Numidia?

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

6. How does Jugurtha take care of Annuis?

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

8. How do the Romans finally arrest Jugurtha?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sallust starts by talking about the strengths of the mind and the body. He puts the virtues of the mind above that of the body, but he understands that war needs both the mind for planning and the body for attacking.

1. Discuss the strengths of the mind versus the strengths of the body. Include in your discussion how one might complement the other and how one might interfere with the other.

2. Discuss the different uses of the body and the mind for war. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

3. Using the text as a resource, why do you think Sallust puts the virtue of the mind above that of the body? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Sallust includes a speech he makes to the people in which he says that the government is corrupt but the people should not get violent.

1. Explain how Sallust's statement about violence contradicts his positive portrayal of Jugurtha. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. The United States of America is just one of many countries that have been started by violent revolution. How does the existence of America contradict the above statement that Sallust has about corruption in government and violence?

3. Explain, in detail, how Jugurtha might have been able to peaceably obtain his goals.

Essay Topic 3

Cato implies that the government is full of corrupt and power-hungry individuals who promote their own wealth over the health of the state.

1. What have you read in this book that would lead you to agree with Cato? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. There are many who would say almost all governments are full of corruption. Do you agree or disagree with this? Why or why not?

3. There are some people who compare present day America with the last years of Rome. Compare the two nations with what you see are the similarities and the differences.

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