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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?
(a) He falls in love with her
(b) As a favor to Livia's friend
(c) Augustus asks him to marry her
(d) It gives him more political status

2. What really happened to Postumus?
(a) He was captured and sent to Eqypt.
(b) He agreed to go back to his island.
(c) He was tortured and then killed.
(d) He gave up his cause and disappeared.

3. What was the outcome of Senator Gallus's trial?
(a) He was found guilty of corruption.
(b) He was found innocent of all charges.
(c) He was found guilty of treason.
(d) He died before the trial was held.

4. Augustus secretly frees Postumus from exile by. . .
(a) pretending that Postumus has died.
(b) having a slave impersonate Postumus.
(c) killing the soldiers that guarded him.
(d) keeping all news from leaving his island.

5. Where did Tiberius live once he left Rome?
(a) On the island of Capri
(b) In the city of Capua
(c) In a villa in Pompeii
(d) In the town of Lyons

Short Answer Questions

1. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?

2. Who is Flavius?

3. What agreement do Ælia and Claudius come to regarding their marriage?

4. How does Marcellus die?

5. Who warns Claudius about the draining of the treasury?

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