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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Claudius spend most of his life?
(a) In Campania.
(b) In Germania.
(c) In Tiber.
(d) In Sicilia.

2. Who is Augustus's second wife?
(a) Drusilla.
(b) Livia.
(c) Scribonia.
(d) Galla.

3. Who is Mnester?
(a) A male gladiator.
(b) A male slave.
(c) A male comedian.
(d) A male teacher.

4. How long did Gaius rule for?
(a) Six years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Four years.

5. Who does Tiberius let invade Gaul?
(a) The Arabians.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Egyptians.

6. Who does Julius partner with to stand for a consulship?
(a) Bibulus.
(b) Bigginas.
(c) Billiganus.
(d) Bitteraus.

7. Gaius never sleeps more than how many hours per night?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

8. Claudius is interested in keeping the city what?
(a) Poor.
(b) Rich.
(c) Clean.
(d) Religious.

9. In what district does Gaius begin building an aqueduct?
(a) Temple.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Senate.
(d) Liverus.

10. Augustus allowed his generals to be with their wives in what season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

11. What lake does Claudius drain during his reign?
(a) Fucine Lake.
(b) Ranncus Lake.
(c) Florintine Lake.
(d) Tuscine Lake.

12. Who does Julius marry his daughter to?
(a) Arabia.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Limertan.
(d) Sicilia.

13. After the attempts on Claudius' life, how long does the civil war last?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Five days.

14. Who was Claudius's father?
(a) Leontes.
(b) Drusus.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Brutus.

15. Who proclaims Claudius emperor?
(a) A servant.
(b) His mother.
(c) A guardsman.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is struck by lightning on the Ides of March during Gaius's reign?

2. What word describes Augustus's fiscal behavior?

3. Who murders Pompey when he flees Rome?

4. What surname is Gaius given as a joke?

5. Why does Julius choose to govern Gaul?

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