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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What nickname do people use for Claudius?
(a) Claudius the Ugly
(b) Claudius the Brave
(c) Claudius the Idiot
(d) Claudius the Cautious

3. Why does Claudius become his mother's guardian?
(a) She has become too old to take care of herself.
(b) Livia thinks it would be a good joke on her.
(c) Augustus wants to make sure he is busy.
(d) He is the oldest male left in his family.

4. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?
(a) Nero
(b) Augustus Caesar
(c) Pompey
(d) Claudius

5. What happens to Julilla after Livia exposes her sexual affairs?
(a) She is banished.
(b) She is sentenced to death.
(c) She marries Claudius.
(d) She joins the Vestals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Tiberius's regiments do in their mutiny?

2. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?

3. Name all of Julia's husbands.

4. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?

5. How do Livia and Urgulania describe the marriage of Claudius and Urgulanilla?

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