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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VI, ch. 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Alexandrians do for Claudius and Messalina?
(a) Build a temple in their honor.
(b) Hold a 3-day festival for their birthdays.
(c) Mint a coin with both their profiles.
(d) Build them each a gold statue.

2. Why does Claudius want to build a harbor?
(a) To avoid famine.
(b) Because Herod advised him to.
(c) To build a tourism industry.
(d) To strengthen the navy.

3. What brings Herod to Bashan?
(a) Caligula names him the ruler under his dictatorship.
(b) His Uncle Philip lives there and assists him for a while.
(c) Herod must hide away from Tiberius.
(d) Bashan is desolate, where his creditors will not find him.

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

5. For whom does Claudius gain more respect as he settles into the emperor's role?
(a) Tiberius.
(b) Augustus.
(c) The people.
(d) Caligula.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dream does Narcissus have about Claudius?

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

3. How does Tiberius die?

4. Who is the head conspirator of Caligula's assassination?

5. What word does Herod prefer to describe himself?

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