I, Claudius Summary

1)

What do Tiberius's regiments do in their mutiny? (from Chapter 15)

Burn down their own tents and shelters

March on Rome with their swords raised

Get drunk on wine captured from the Germans

Murder or drive out most of the captains

2)

Caligula made all the palace men shave their heads because: (from Chapter 33)

He thought it looked better.

He was going bald himself.

He was afraid of lice.

Only the Gods can have hair.

3)

The senator Haterius was known for his skill in: (from Chapter 17)

Parody

Eloquence

Flattery

Insults

4)

How does Caligula leave the soldier's camp? (from Chapter 16)

Singing a jaunty march

Screaming and crying

In his mother's arms

Riding on Cassius's back

5)

What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus? (from Chapter 18)

That he was killed by one of his sailors

That he was still alive on his island

That he was really a slave named Clement

That he died in a shipwreck outside Ostia

6)

What does Castor promise Agrippina that he will do? (from Chapter 21)

Speak to Tiberius about the behavior of Piso

Defend Germanicus's children and avenge his death

Stand up to Livilla and get a divorce

Investigate the haunting of the house in Antioch

7)

Cassius Chærea was disgusted when Caligula made him: (from Chapter 33)

Kill a batch of puppies.

Get married to a young boy.

Play horsie for Drusilla.

Torture a young noble woman.

8)

Where do the looting soldiers find Claudius? (from Chapter 34)

Taking a bath in his rooms

Eating luncheon in the Palace

Hiding behind a curtain

Reading books in a library

9)

What number did Germanicus consider especially unlucky? (from Chapter 20)

Three

Thirteen

Seven

Twenty-five

10)

The only three men that Tiberius trusted were Sejanus, Nerva, and. . . (from Chapter 17)

Germanicus.

Gallus.

Thrasyllus.

Haterius.

11)

Where is Senator Gallus when the Roman Guards come to arrest him? (from Chapter 27)

Just outside the Senate building

Returning to Rome from his villa

Seeing Agrippina off at the harbor

Eating dinner with Tiberius

12)

Who wrote most of the satiric songs and poems about Tiberius? (from Chapter 22)

Livia

Agrippina

Claudius

Castor

13)

Why was Postumus not arrested at Ostia? (from Chapter 18)

He was disguised as a sailor and slipped into the crowd.

The crowd was too large for the officers to challenge.

The people of Ostia turned on the guards and beat them.

He was unable to land in the harbor because of bad weather.

14)

The Senator Incitatus was: (from Chapter 30)

Caligula's favorite race horse

An actor who made fun of Senators

The first non-Roman Senator

Senator Gallus's nephew

15)

When does Tiberius repay Germanicus for the gold coins he gave to the soldiers? (from Chapter 16)

Two years later

After the German campaign

After he pays the Balkan troops

Never

16)

What, according to Claudius, was a great turning point in Tiberius's reign? (from Chapter 26)

The death of Livia

Sejanus banishing Nero

The Senate honoring Sejanus

The retirement to Capri

17)

Why does Caligula start to become unpopular? (from Chapter 30)

He orders so many holidays that no work can get done.

He stops holding games to punish the citizens for booing.

He begins ordering everyone to wear the color green.

He pushes hundreds of people into the water to drown.

18)

Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who? (from Chapter 24)

The honored general, Blæasus

Tiberius's adviser, Sejanus

Tiberius's mocker, Gallus

Her brother-in-law, Claudius

19)

What does Claudius advise the old Sergeant to do? (from Chapter 32)

Leave the regiment and never look back again

Keep his sword with him during Caligula's assembly

Never turn his back on any of the German guards

Compliment Caligula as much as he possibly can

20)

Where was Caligula assassinated? (from Chapter 34)

In his rooms at the Palace

Just outside the amphitheater

In a house belonging to Claudius

Down by the river docks

21)

What does Germanicus fear Plancina is doing? (from Chapter 20)

Stealing money from the treasury

Corrupting his children's discipline

Undermining Agrippina's authority

Practicing witchcraft against him

22)

What condition does Claudius demand of Livia? (from Chapter 25)

That she tell him the truth about her crimes

That she help him to divorce his new wife

That she keep Tiberius in check by opposing him

That she promise to continue protecting Agrippina

23)

What does Claudius say about Nero, Germanicus's eldest son? (from Chapter 22)

He was the only child to show polite behavior.

He was not as smart as people thought he was.

He was the only really good child of Germanicus.

He was prone to moods and easily corrupted.

24)

Who speaks at Livia's funeral? (from Chapter 26)