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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II, ch. 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the head conspirator of Caligula's assassination?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Herod.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Lupus.

2. What stops Herod from his initial return to Rome?
(a) Sergeants with a warrant for his arrest.
(b) Flaccus threatens anyone who financially helps Herod.
(c) Cypros wants to stay in Edom.
(d) Tiberius' claim on his son's friends' lives for treason.

3. How does Herod end up in Rome?
(a) Herod dislikes his family and runs away to Rome.
(b) His grandfather sends him there.
(c) His mother believes the education is better there.
(d) His father sends him away.

4. How does Tiberius die?
(a) Scurvy.
(b) Herod's evil.
(c) Macro smothers him.
(d) By shipwreck.

5. How does Antonia's push for a coachman's arrest backfire?
(a) The coachman reveals Herod's treasonous remarks.
(b) The coachman reveals Antonia's treasonous intentions.
(c) Tiberius' threatens Antonia of banishment for not letting the matter go.
(d) The coachman bribes Gemullus to lie about Herod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of reputation do Castor and Herod build themselves in Rome?

2. Who stops Caligula from freeing Herod immediately from prison?

3. Why is it difficult for Petronius to follow through with Caligula's orders?

4. How does Herod keep Antonia on his side, despite his lies and mischievous ways?

5. What is Claudius known as amongst the royal family?

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