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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. What does the triumph symbolize to Claudius?
(a) That he is not a fool.
(b) That he deserves the title of emperor.
(c) That he is equal to Augustus.
(d) That he is a better leader than Caligula.

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

3. Who ends up committing suicide because of the way Caligula rules the Roman Empire?
(a) Macro.
(b) A quarter of the consuls from the Senate.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Antonia.

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

5. What happens to Rome after Nero dies?
(a) The Kings of the Near East take over the empire.
(b) The restoration of the Republic.
(c) The Britains build their own empire.
(d) Anarchy and civil war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Claudius, what proves Asiaticus' guilt?

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

4. How does Claudius feel about being an emperor?

5. How does Herod cheat his brother, Aristobulus?

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