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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV, ch. 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What honorary title does Claudius give Herod?
(a) Principal Adviser to the Emperor.
(b) Roman Consul.
(c) A Senate seat.
(d) The Jewish King.

2. What causes Herod to arrest Silas?
(a) Silas does not know how to hold his tongue.
(b) Silas is caught with Cypros.
(c) Silas lies to Herod.
(d) Silas purposefully insults Herod's guests.

3. How does Claudius feel about being an emperor?
(a) He is not fully aware of his power.
(b) He feels compelled to do it by the support of others.
(c) He believes this is the time to prove everyone who doubts him.
(d) He feels secure if Herod becomes his adviser.

4. What does Claudius do to Caligula's statues?
(a) Refurbishes them with Augustus' head.
(b) Stores them in a warehouse.
(c) Melts them into coins.
(d) Refurbishes them with his own head.

5. What do the Alexandrians offer to build in honor of Claudius that most excites him?
(a) An obelisk.
(b) A library.
(c) A temple.
(d) A pyramid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems most important to the Alabarch above all else?

2. How does Claudius make up for the retraction of Caligula's holidays?

3. What does Herod do at the temple of treasury in Jerusalem?

4. Why does Claudius want to build a harbor?

5. What stops Herod from his initial return to Rome?

(see the answer key)

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