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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition does Claudius demand of Livia?
(a) That she help him to divorce his new wife
(b) That she promise to continue protecting Agrippina
(c) That she keep Tiberius in check by opposing him
(d) That she tell him the truth about her crimes

2. Why did Tiberius not visit his son, Castor, before Castor's death?
(a) Livia told him that it would look bad if he favored his son.
(b) Thrasyllus warned him against making any trips that week.
(c) He thought Castor was making up the illness to get sympathy.
(d) Sejanus warned him that it might be a trap to assassinate him.

3. Where was Claudius when Caligula was assassinated?
(a) Walking about twenty paces behind him
(b) With Calpurnia, at his small villa
(c) Sitting in the seats at the theater
(d) Waiting for him at the Palace

4. Who does Actë engage to replace herself as Claudius's mistress?
(a) Calpurnia
(b) Æmillia
(c) Urgulanilla
(d) Agrippanilla

5. What does Livia demand Tiberius to do with the letter from his brother, Drusus?
(a) Read it aloud immediately
(b) Send it back unread
(c) Send it to Augustus
(d) Throw it into the fire

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Germanicus tell his soldiers about the German fighters?

2. What is Pollio's profession?

3. Claudius is the biological grandson of:

4. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?

5. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?

(see the answer key)

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