3. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do for him?
(a) Ask Augustus for permission to visit Postumus
(b) Avoid antagonizing Livia, Antonia, and Livilla
(c) Write to him about all the political gossip
(d) Research information about the Balkan tribes

4. What does Livia refuse to do in the same room as Claudius?
(a) Read a book
(b) Go to sleep
(c) Eat a meal
(d) Listen to him talk

5. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?
(a) She dotes on him.
(b) She favors him.
(c) She despises him.
(d) She disowns him.

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

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

8. What does rebel leader Bato compare the Roman governors to?
(a) Wolves
(b) Sheep
(c) Watch-dogs
(d) Shepherds

9. What omen is cited by Tiberius to show that Augustus should become a God?
(a) His statue was seen to move .
(b) There is an earthquake in Rome.
(c) The planets move into alignment.
(d) His statue was struck by lightning.

10. What do Pollio and Livy argue about?
(a) Who will succeed Augustus
(b) The Empire and the Republic
(c) Which god is most powerful
(d) The proper way to write history

11. The key to Livia and Augustus's higher cipher was found in the first chapter of. . .
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Ovid's Love Poems.
(d) Virgil's Æneid.

12. What do the eagles drop into Claudius's gown?
(a) A wolf cub
(b) A scroll
(c) A lamb
(d) An egg

13. What kind of animal does Livia compare Claudius to?
(a) A lemur
(b) A wolf
(c) A parrot
(d) A lion

14. What is Caligula's real name?
(a) Nero
(b) Drusus
(c) Gaius
(d) Germanicus

15. What surprises Augustus most about hearing Claudius declaim?
(a) Claudius does not stammer.
(b) Claudius is standing straighter.
(c) The large audience loves Claudius.
(d) The speech goes on for two hours.