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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. Who does Antonia marry?
(a) Young Pompey.
(b) Lucius Silanus.
(c) Herod's youngest son.
(d) Vinicius' eldest son.

2. What is the purpose of the Saecular games?
(a) To celebrate Roman citizenry.
(b) To celebrate human advances.
(c) To celebrate the freedom of religion.
(d) To celebrate a new cycle of the age of men.

3. How do the Druids practice religious cleansing?
(a) The arch-Druid leads a prayer at Stonehenge annually.
(b) They only marry within the Druid family.
(c) They burn condemned men in wicker cages every five years.
(d) At the first of each month, the assigned society sacrifices an animal.

4. How does Scribonianus meet his fate?
(a) Messalina accuses him of treason.
(b) Vinicianus turns him in to save himself.
(c) His officers sail him to an island where he commits suicide.
(d) Claudius forgives him but banishes him to sub-Sahara.

5. What hoax occurs in Doris?
(a) A statue of Claudius is placed in a synagogue.
(b) A statue of Herod is dressed in Roman clothing.
(c) A model of a bumbling Claudius is paraded through town.
(d) A song about Claudius as a fool is caroled throughout town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claudius' first decision as an emperor?

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

3. What causes Herod to change his mind about revolting against Rome?

4. What literary innovation does Claudius suggest to the Senate?

5. How does Antonia's push for a coachman's arrest backfire?

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