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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XII, ch. 29-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Herod's last advice to Claudius at Herod's farewell party?
(a) To keep his enemies close.
(b) Don't forget about the people.
(c) Beware of too much flattery.
(d) Not to trust anyone.

3. Of the following, which is NOT a reform that Claudius plans for the government?
(a) Change Senatorial terms to five years.
(b) Form a separate judicial branch of government.
(c) Organize Cabinets of consuls that he creates.
(d) Establish consul in chiefs for departments.

4. What trick does Posides play on the British guards at the copse?
(a) He pretends to be a Swamp Monster.
(b) He uses a woman's voice to mimic the Hawthorne Queen.
(c) He rigs a fake Heron King.
(d) He lets loose one of his own horses to divert the guards away.

5. Why does Vitellius write to Claudius?
(a) He believes Herod is planning a secret banquet.
(b) The Senate is beginning to talk bad about Claudius.
(c) He is suspicious of Messalina's honesty.
(d) He believes Myron is being dishonest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Herod cheat his brother, Aristobulus?

2. What stops the Alabarch from believing Herod's story when he and Cypros arrive in Alexandria?

3. Why does Messalina poison Vinicius?

4. What plague occurs the year Claudius and Agrippinilla marry?

5. Who is the first to speak up in support of Claudius?

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