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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XIV, Three Accounts of Claudius' Death & Pumpkinification of Claudius, a Satire in Verse and Prose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Britons come to worship Claudius as a god?
(a) Claudius' "magic" in war compels them to believe he is a God.
(b) Aulus orders them to build a temple in Claudius' name.
(c) They mistake Claudius as Augustus.
(d) Claudius' triumph over them fulfills a legendary prophecy.

2. Who does Claudius return to the Senatorial province state?
(a) Egypt and Morocco.
(b) Israel and Syria.
(c) Macedonia and Greece.
(d) France and Belgium.

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

4. What causes Claudius to make it illegal to rob graves?
(a) He is saddened by the story of King Tut in the Great Pyramid.
(b) The story of Jesus' resurrection.
(c) He offers coins to Augustus' grave on his death anniversaries.
(d) He is becoming ill and wants to be buried with all his belongings.

5. What is Messalina's plan as soon as the guards come to arrest the wedding party?
(a) To write Claudius a love letter.
(b) To head to Ostia with her children.
(c) To feign a headache in bed at the palace.
(d) To write Vibidia Vestal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What economic advice does Messalina give Claudius?

2. What public work does Claudius finish for the Roman people?

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

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

5. Who does Antonia marry?

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