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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Caligula leave the soldier's camp?
(a) Riding on Cassius's back
(b) In his mother's arms
(c) Singing a jaunty march
(d) Screaming and crying

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

3. What does Claudius shout when he is told about Augustus's death?
(a) Long live the Republic!
(b) That's it! I'm a dead man!
(c) Poor Postumus!
(d) Poison is Queen!

4. 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.

5. To avoid conflict with Julia, Tiberius decides to. . .
(a) father a child with her.
(b) move back into her bedroom.
(c) have an affair with Vipsania.
(d) exile himself from Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Tiberius refuse on Livia's behalf?

2. Who really orders the death of Postumus after Augustus dies?

3. When does Tiberius repay Germanicus for the gold coins he gave to the soldiers?

4. In order to marry Julia, Tiberius must first. . .

5. How long has Augustus ruled Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is deification?

2. Describe the book that Livia writes

3. What does the nobleman predict will happen based on Claudius catching the wolf cub?

4. What book does Claudius write after finishing his history on Augustus's religious reforms?

5. Why is it better for Claudius that Livia thinks he is an idiot?

6. How does Claudius investigate Pollio's charge that Livia murdered his father?

7. How does Claudius describe Urgulanilla?

8. What criticism does Pollio make about Livy?

9. Why is Germanicus's support necessary to redeem Postumus in Rome?

10. Why is Rome so vulnerable to attack by the German forces after Varus dies?

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