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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XIV, Three Accounts of Claudius' Death & Pumpkinification of Claudius, a Satire in Verse and Prose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of an owl in the prison with Herod?
(a) It puts dirt on Herod's shoulder and signifies good luck.
(b) The owl is a messenger of Caligula's.
(c) The owl is a sign of present danger.
(d) An owl seen outside of nighttime prophecies bad luck.

2. What campaign does Claudius give Gabinius?
(a) To retrieve the last Eagle.
(b) To burn the temples of Hercules in Germany.
(c) To protect the Rhine river from the lower tribes of Germany.
(d) To attack the Chattians.

3. What causes Herod to arrest Silas?
(a) Silas lies to Herod.
(b) Silas does not know how to hold his tongue.
(c) Silas purposefully insults Herod's guests.
(d) Silas is caught with Cypros.

4. Who does Antonia marry?
(a) Vinicius' eldest son.
(b) Young Pompey.
(c) Herod's youngest son.
(d) Lucius Silanus.

5. How does Herod keep Antonia on his side, despite his lies and mischievous ways?
(a) By appealing to her son, Claudius.
(b) He mentions his orphaned childhood to gain her sympathy.
(c) He promises her money whenever he gains it back.
(d) Constant compliments of her virtue and character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What people in the Roman Empire are the first to claim Claudius emperor?

2. What happens from the action of Herodius convincing Antipas to care about Herod's state of affairs?

3. Of the following, which is NOT a reform that Claudius plans for the government?

4. How is Telegonius proved a runaway slave?

5. How does Vitellius die?

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