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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Urgulania tell Claudius about her future?

2. What class of people did Augustus especially distrust?

3. What did the oracle at the Temple of Fortune tell Caligula?

4. What does Antonia do after speaking to Caligula about Gemellus's death?

5. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a lizard foretell Tiberius's death?

2. What reason does Livia give for Tiberius making Caligula his successor?

3. Who are the only male Claudians left by the time Tiberius dies?

4. Why does Claudius advise Agrippina to make friends with Nerva and Vipsania?

5. What does Caligula tell Livia as she is dying?

6. What happens as a result of Caligula's illness?

7. What does Cassius threaten to do if the other conspirators refuse to go through with the plot?

8. What makes Germanicus happy about being appointed to oversee the eastern provinces?

9. Describe Claudius's relationship with his wife, Urgulanilla.

10. How does Sejanus arrange for Claudius's divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the Roman Republic become a dictatorship? Research and write a paper describing the transition from one system to the other.

Essay Topic 2

Research and write a paper about one aspect of Ancient Roman life. Possible subjects are: roman entertainment; romance in Ancient Rome; home life; medical standards and practices; the legal system.

Essay Topic 3

Research a paper about the institution of slavery in Ancient Rome.

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