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

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

4. Who is assumed to become Augustus's successor when he dies?
(a) Germanicus
(b) Tiberius
(c) Castor
(d) Postumus

5. Who does Actë engage to replace herself as Claudius's mistress?
(a) Urgulanilla
(b) Æmillia
(c) Agrippanilla
(d) Calpurnia

6. What is a Triumvirate?
(a) A chariot that was invented by the Romans
(b) A type of clothing worn by important statesmen
(c) A group of three men who rule a government
(d) A celebration that takes place after a war

7. Claudius is the biological grandson of:
(a) Tiberius
(b) Drusus
(c) Mark Antony
(d) Pompey

8. The only three men that Tiberius trusted were Sejanus, Nerva, and. . .
(a) Germanicus.
(b) Gallus.
(c) Thrasyllus.
(d) Haterius.

9. Which senator challenges Tiberius's reluctance to accept power?
(a) Atticus
(b) Crispus
(c) Gallus
(d) Cassius

10. Why was Postumus not arrested at Ostia?
(a) He was unable to land in the harbor because of bad weather.
(b) The crowd was too large for the officers to challenge.
(c) The people of Ostia turned on the guards and beat them.
(d) He was disguised as a sailor and slipped into the crowd.

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

12. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?
(a) He encloses a note in a package of fruit.
(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 asks an old soldier to deliver a verbal message.

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

14. Germanicus promises Claudius, if he finds evidence that Postumus is innocent, he will. . .
(a) investigate the death of their father.
(b) rescue Postumus from the island himself.
(c) speak to Augustus about the matter.
(d) make sure that Livia was tried for her crimes.

15. What is Claudius's full name?
(a) Tiberius Claudius Germanicus
(b) Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
(c) Tiberius Claudius
(d) Tiberius Claudius Nero Drusus Caesar