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

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

3. What do Tiberius's regiments do in their mutiny?
(a) Burn down their own tents and shelters
(b) March on Rome with their swords raised
(c) Murder or drive out most of the captains
(d) Get drunk on wine captured from the Germans

4. What project does Livia stop Claudius from completing?
(a) The building of a new library in Rome
(b) A history of his grandfather's campaigns
(c) Getting appointed to a public position
(d) A book about Augustus's religious reforms

5. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?
(a) First Daughter of Rome
(b) Second Wife of the Emperor
(c) Chief Priestess to Diana
(d) Mother Confessor for the Vestals

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claudius actually reading?

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

3. What notable thing does Claudius do at his first games?

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

5. Who is Athenodorus?

(see the answer key)

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