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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V, ch. 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Herod prefer to describe himself?
(a) Virtuous.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Pious.
(d) Rogue.

2. What excuse does Messalina give Claudius to have separate bedrooms?
(a) So Messalina can be close to her ill mother.
(b) So she does not get pregnant so soon.
(c) So Claudius can get more rest without her snoring.
(d) So Claudius can show he is more serious about the empire than her.

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

4. What does the high priest advise Herod?
(a) The greatest kings are instruments in the hands of God.
(b) A good king remembers his people.
(c) The most memorable kings are the richest.
(d) The best kings are the ones who pray daily.

5. Who attempts assassination on Claudius?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Messalina.
(c) A freed man of Lesbia's.
(d) A slave of Lesbia's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the lawyers accept Claudius into the court system?

2. Why is it difficult for Petronius to follow through with Caligula's orders?

3. How does Claudius think of the consuls' work ethics?

4. How does Herod surprise Claudius concerning money?

5. How does Gemullus confirm Tiberius' suspicions of treasonous intentions?

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