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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the amount of time the Roman soldiers wanted to serve before being discharged?
(a) Two years
(b) Sixteen years
(c) Ten years
(d) Eight years

2. What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus?
(a) That he died in a shipwreck outside Ostia
(b) That he was still alive on his island
(c) That he was killed by one of his sailors
(d) That he was really a slave named Clement

3. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?
(a) Tiberius's adviser, Sejanus
(b) Tiberius's mocker, Gallus
(c) The honored general, Blæasus
(d) Her brother-in-law, Claudius

4. How long had some of the oldest soldiers served?
(a) Ten years
(b) Twenty-five years
(c) Thirty-five years
(d) Five years

5. What does Castor promise Agrippina that he will do?
(a) Defend Germanicus's children and avenge his death
(b) Speak to Tiberius about the behavior of Piso
(c) Stand up to Livilla and get a divorce
(d) Investigate the haunting of the house in Antioch

Short Answer Questions

1. Sejanus persuaded Tiberius to. . .

2. The senator Haterius was known for his skill in:

3. Who offers to capture Postumus for Tiberius?

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

5. What does Claudius say about Nero, Germanicus's eldest son?

(see the answer key)

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