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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?
(a) His treasonous letters to Claudius are intercepted by Livia.
(b) He receives word that his eldest son has died suddenly.
(c) He loses two regiments in a surprise attack by the Germans.
(d) His entire transport fleet of soldiers is scattered in a storm.

2. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?
(a) How long it takes the news to reach Tiberius
(b) How much people loved his grandmother
(c) How old her corpse looks on the pyre
(d) How much worse Tiberius begins to act

3. What happens to Nero's brother, Drusus?
(a) He is banished to a very small, rocky island.
(b) He becomes one of Tiberius's trusted advisors.
(c) He is told to take command of the troops in Germany.
(d) He is imprisoned in an attic in the Palace.

4. According to Claudius, how many Germans for each Roman soldier killed in the battles?
(a) Twenty-five
(b) Ten
(c) One hundred
(d) Fifty

5. What does Germanicus tell his soldiers about the German fighters?
(a) That they will keep fighting to the very end
(b) That they have no true military discipline
(c) That they can be distracted by the smell of beer
(d) That they are frightened by the screams of eagles

Short Answer Questions

1. What project does Livia stop Claudius from completing?

2. Where is Claudius during Germanicus's triumphal return to Rome?

3. What does Tiberius do when he meets with Agrippina?

4. Who is Flavius?

5. Where is Senator Gallus when the Roman Guards come to arrest him?

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