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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?
(a) The ease of getting divorces for political reasons
(b) The lack of priests to perform the ceremonies
(c) The fact that everyone is related to each other
(d) The selfishness and laziness of bachelorhood

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

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

4. How long has Augustus ruled Rome?
(a) Sixty years
(b) Twenty years
(c) Forty years
(d) Fifty-five years

5. Who is Agrippa?
(a) Livia's first husband
(b) Marcellus's father
(c) Tiberius's first wife
(d) A longtime friend and advisor to Augustus

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses Postumus of trying to rape her?

2. What is Claudius actually reading?

3. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?

4. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?

5. With Postumus gone, who is the sole heir to Augustus's crown?

(see the answer key)

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