Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tiberius die?
(a) Macro smothers him.
(b) Herod's evil.
(c) By shipwreck.
(d) Scurvy.

2. What brings Herod to Bashan?
(a) Bashan is desolate, where his creditors will not find him.
(b) Caligula names him the ruler under his dictatorship.
(c) His Uncle Philip lives there and assists him for a while.
(d) Herod must hide away from Tiberius.

3. Where does Claudius get men for his sword fights?
(a) From slaves who turn on their masters.
(b) From prisoners who are tried for treason.
(c) From Jewish prisoners.
(d) From Caligula's faithful men.

4. What kind of reputation do Castor and Herod build themselves in Rome?
(a) One of loyalty.
(b) One of irresponsibility.
(c) One of high virtue.
(d) One of utmost intelligence.

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

6. Who does Vinicianus call on to command a coup?
(a) Geta.
(b) Sribonianus.
(c) Justus.
(d) Galba.

7. What connection does Herod have in Edom?
(a) His grandfather, Herod the Great.
(b) His uncle, Antipas.
(c) Flaccus, his uncle and brother-in-law.
(d) Silas, an old family friend.

8. How does Claudius make up for the retraction of Caligula's holidays?
(a) Hosting Sportulas.
(b) Hosting banquets in a different region each month.
(c) Cutting the taxes that paid for the holidays.
(d) By adding dozens of his own holidays.

9. Why would corn factors NOT want to enhance Ostia?
(a) The tourism industry will compete with their business.
(b) It indirectly gives them greater profits.
(c) They will not be banished.
(d) Ostia will grow a better species of corn than their current ones.

10. Who is the head conspirator of Caligula's assassination?
(a) Herod.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Lupus.

11. What economic advice does Messalina give Claudius?
(a) To grant a supply of meats and wine to the public.
(b) To begin bank holidays.
(c) To grant public health.
(d) To grant monopolies.

12. How does Claudius think of the consuls' work ethics?
(a) They are great at making plans.
(b) They are a patient group that knows how to work well as a team.
(c) They are pure idiots.
(d) They cannot think past their own term.

13. How does Claudius feel about being an emperor?
(a) He believes this is the time to prove everyone who doubts him.
(b) He feels secure if Herod becomes his adviser.
(c) He is not fully aware of his power.
(d) He feels compelled to do it by the support of others.

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

15. What advice does Xenophon give Claudius?
(a) Walk more.
(b) Trust no one.
(c) Read and write less.
(d) Give more power to the Senate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the lawyers accept Claudius into the court system?

3. What change occurs in the Senate's intentions in the first day following Caligula's death?

4. Who stops Caligula from freeing Herod immediately from prison?

5. What slows Claudius' journey to Britain?

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