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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the Senate react to Tiberius's denouncement of Agrippina and Nero?
(a) They are shocked into silence.
(b) They hold a long debate on the issue.
(c) They rise up and refuse to accept it.
(d) They immediately order punishment.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does rebel leader Bato compare the Roman governors to?

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

3. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do for him?

4. How does Tiberius propose rewarding Sejanus for breaking the Leek Green party?

5. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?

(see the answer key)

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