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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what acts is Claudius tried when in Hell?
(a) Pretending to be a god.
(b) Taking from the public when an emperor.
(c) Murders.
(d) Incest.

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

3. How does Bardanes meet his end?
(a) His own nobles kill him.
(b) Claudius executes him.
(c) Gotarzes kills him in battle.
(d) Marsus kills him in battle.

4. How does Claudius describe the first five years of his marriage to Agrippinilla?
(a) Coarse.
(b) Chaotic.
(c) Uneventful.
(d) Blah.

5. Why does Domitia help raise her nephew, Lucius Domitius?
(a) She feels obliged to her sister.
(b) She feels obliged to her brother.
(c) He is an heir to riches when he becomes an adult.
(d) He is predicted to become emperor one day.

6. What does King Herod not respect in a person?
(a) When they attempt to fuse cultures.
(b) When they disagree with him.
(c) If they believe Joshua is the Messiah.
(d) When people support Roman laws without knowing why.

7. Who takes over when Herod dies?
(a) Marsus.
(b) Bardanes.
(c) Felix.
(d) King of Adiabene.

8. What proof does Claudius see that shows Messalina's deception?
(a) A prepared speech to the Senate claiming a restoration of the Republic.
(b) Her lying eyes when she says she loves him.
(c) Silius' new house from Messalina with Claudius' heirlooms.
(d) Unwarranted documents showing her orders for the privy purse and public stores.

9. What helps the British design their fortification?
(a) The marshes and brambles on the east and west flanks.
(b) The steep mountains on either side of the road.
(c) The daily mist.
(d) The cliffsides to the sea that cuts off the east flank.

10. Who does Asiaticus believe instigates his trial?
(a) The Petra brothers.
(b) Vinicius.
(c) Messalina.
(d) Vietllius and Poppaee.

11. What omen does Claudius look for to see if they will win the battle against the British?
(a) If a chicken blows out a candle.
(b) If the chickens pick at a certain seed.
(c) A passing eagle in the sky from south to north.
(d) If the chickens eat greedily.

12. What rumor is going about in the Near East as Claudius fights in Britain?
(a) Joshua and not Herod is the real Messiah.
(b) Herod will eventually take over as emperor.
(c) The King of Adiabene is bringing all the Jewish Kings together.
(d) Rome is decaying and on the verge of collapse.

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

14. How is Telegonius proved a runaway slave?
(a) Alabarch's brand is on his hip.
(b) There is no proof but Claudius does not care to see proof.
(c) It's Alabarch's word against his and Alabarch's is stronger amongst the jurors.
(d) Alabarch is able to present his list of certified slaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Claudius start rumors that Britannicus is epileptic?

2. How does Claudius end up in Hell?

3. In the second account of Claudius' death, what motivates Agrippinilla to hire Locusta?

4. How does Corbulo take it too far by the Rhine?

5. Why does Claudius give sacrifices to Diana and Apollo?

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