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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. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?
(a) In a public bathhouse
(b) Out on a busy street
(c) At the Imperial Palace
(d) At the Apollo Library

2. Who offers to capture Postumus for Tiberius?
(a) Crispus
(b) Livia
(c) Nerva
(d) Sejanus

3. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?
(a) He loses two regiments in a surprise attack by the Germans.
(b) His entire transport fleet of soldiers is scattered in a storm.
(c) He receives word that his eldest son has died suddenly.
(d) His treasonous letters to Claudius are intercepted by Livia.

4. Who did Tiberius send to quell the mutinies in the Balkan forces?
(a) Cassius
(b) Germanicus
(c) Claudius
(d) Castor

5. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?
(a) Marrying the wrong family risks death
(b) Single women have more rights
(c) Prostitutes are cheaper and nicer
(d) There are no pretty girls left

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?

2. To avoid conflict with Julia, Tiberius decides to. . .

3. Who was the Crocodile?

4. What do the eagles drop into Claudius's gown?

5. Sejanus persuaded Tiberius to. . .

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claudius describe Urgulanilla?

2. How does Claudius find out that his letters to Germanicus are being intercepted?

3. How does Claudius describe his father's relationship to his troops?

4. How does Claudius feel about his son, Drusillus?

5. What does Livia do to bring Tiberius back to Rome?

6. What criticism does Pollio make about Livy?

7. Why does Livia make sure that Claudius is gone while Germanicus is in Rome?

8. Describe the book that Livia writes

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

10. Why does Claudius wait until Germanicus returns to Rome to tell him that Postumus was innocent?

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