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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section X, ch. 25-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What new holiday does Claudius add to the calendar?
(a) Livia's birthday.
(b) Messalina's birthday.
(c) His birthday.
(d) HIs parents' birthdays.

3. Of the following classes listed by Claudius, which does Herod the Agrippa best fit?
(a) Virtuous with stony hearts.
(b) Scoundrels with golden hearts.
(c) Scoundrels with stony hearts.
(d) Virtuous with golden hearts.

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

5. How does Claudius show justice against his own men?
(a) He takes their goods away if they plunder from women and children.
(b) He punishes the men that violates his law against women.
(c) He executes them if they kill unnecessarily.
(d) He puts them in the frontlines if they show laziness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Alexandrians offer to build in honor of Claudius that most excites him?

2. What causes Justus to be executed?

3. What brings Herod to Bashan?

4. What does Togodumnus demand from Claudius?

5. What causes a disagreement between Claudius and the generals?

(see the answer key)

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