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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Livia finds out about Postumus's escape by. . .
(a) torturing one of Augustus's slaves.
(b) reading some letters that Augustus wrote.
(c) grilling Claudius for what he knows about it.
(d) asking the wife of the man who helped Augustus.

2. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?
(a) Earthquakes, floods, and a famine
(b) Several uprisings led by former slaves
(c) A series of fires in the poor neighborhoods
(d) The deaths of a dozen popular senators

3. With Postumus gone, who is the sole heir to Augustus's crown?
(a) Claudius
(b) Germanicus
(c) Castor
(d) Tiberius

4. What notable thing does Claudius do at his first games?
(a) Fall out of the royal box
(b) Give the most stirring speech
(c) Faint when a gladiator dies
(d) Fight with one of the gladiators

5. Who does Claudius fall in love with?
(a) Julilla
(b) Agrippina
(c) Aemilia
(d) Camilla

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?

2. What do Pollio and Livy argue about?

3. How does Marcellus die?

4. What does Pollio bet Livy that Claudius is reading?

5. Who kills the German soldier who offered to fight "any Roman?"

(see the answer key)

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