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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. How does Herod cheat his brother, Aristobulus?
(a) Herod keeps his brother's money that he was supposed to invest.
(b) He borrows from creditors in Aristobulus' name.
(c) He takes his brother's wife for himself.
(d) He lies about investment profits and takes the bulk for himself.

2. According to Claudius, what is the best Roman monument?
(a) The Temple of Mars.
(b) The Appian Way.
(c) The palace.
(d) The statue of Augustus.

3. Who stops Caligula from freeing Herod immediately from prison?
(a) Macro.
(b) The German prisoner.
(c) Antonia.
(d) The governor of the prison.

4. In his first months, what are Claudius' top priorities?
(a) Making the Jewish population happy.
(b) Planning a festival for his favorite gods.
(c) Meeting with the local people and getting on the same page as the Senate.
(d) Financing reorganization and abolition of Caligula's harsher decrees.

5. Who ends up committing suicide because of the way Caligula rules the Roman Empire?
(a) Antonia.
(b) A quarter of the consuls from the Senate.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Macro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following classes listed by Claudius, which does Herod the Agrippa best fit?

2. What does Claudius do to Caligula's statues?

3. How does Claudius feel about being an emperor?

4. What people in the Roman Empire are the first to claim Claudius emperor?

5. What causes Herod to arrest Silas?

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