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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Augustus do when he discovers that Julia is having sexual affairs?
(a) He asks her to join the Vestals.
(b) He orders Tiberius to return at once.
(c) He orders her to be banished from Rome.
(d) He helps her divorce Tiberius and remarry.

3. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?
(a) He asks an old soldier to deliver a verbal message.
(b) He hires a prostitute to pass a letter to Claudius.
(c) He sends Claudius a book with a hidden message in it.
(d) He encloses a note in a package of fruit.

4. What does Germanicus fear Plancina is doing?
(a) Corrupting his children's discipline
(b) Stealing money from the treasury
(c) Undermining Agrippina's authority
(d) Practicing witchcraft against him

5. Why does Athenodorus leave Rome?
(a) He feels that he would be happier living outside of Rome.
(b) He was framed by Livia for insurrection and banished.
(c) He wants to do research at the Library at Alexandria.
(d) His nephews beg him to help them remove their governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Martina, the chief witness against Piso and Plancina?

2. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do?

3. What project does Livia stop Claudius from completing?

4. Who offers to capture Postumus for Tiberius?

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

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