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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the only thing Umbonius sells at his public auction?
(a) A staff Claudius gave him.
(b) Corn.
(c) His Senatorial robes.
(d) His Corinthian goods.

3. What does Claudius do on his first triumph anniversary?
(a) Honor Aulus.
(b) Give money to the needy populace.
(c) Honor Posides.
(d) Erect a gold statue of himself.

4. What do Messalina and Claudius do to cheat Barbillus' supposed prophecy about Messalina?
(a) They divorce.
(b) Claudius purposefully cheats on Messalina.
(c) Messalina purposefully cheats on Claudius.
(d) They have another child.

5. What plague occurs the year Claudius and Agrippinilla marry?
(a) Rats.
(b) Lice.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Vipers.

6. In the second account of Claudius' death, what motivates Agrippinilla to hire Locusta?
(a) Locusta is Nero's cousin.
(b) Xenophon is back in Cos and Locusta is great at medicines.
(c) Claudius states he is going to claim Britannicus his sole heir.
(d) Nero is becoming impatient and urges his mother.

7. In his poem, what does Claudius believe is his fault as an emperor?
(a) He is too benevolent.
(b) He is too in love.
(c) He is too idiotic.
(d) He is too irresponsible.

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

9. How does Vitellius die?
(a) From a paralytic stroke.
(b) Poison by a fellow consul.
(c) Execution.
(d) Murdered in a fire.

10. Why does Messalina poison Vinicius?
(a) He knows about her and Mnester.
(b) He threatens Claudius.
(c) He refuses to sleep with her.
(d) He killed Asiaticus.

11. How does Corbulo take it too far by the Rhine?
(a) Corbulo withholds corn from his troops as punishment.
(b) Corbulo enters the Chaucians region.
(c) Corbulo dismisses Galba due to a personal insult.
(d) Corbulo attacks the Chattians without word from Claudius.

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

13. What happens to Claudius' family when he dies?
(a) They are all killed.
(b) Agrippinilla detains them.
(c) They run away to Britain.
(d) They are banished to Greece.

14. What causes Justus to be executed?
(a) Accusations of planning a revolt.
(b) For insulting Claudius' role in the British campaign.
(c) Adultery with Messalina.
(d) Insulting words toward Messalina.

15. Of the following, which is NOT a reform that Claudius plans for the government?
(a) Form a separate judicial branch of government.
(b) Establish consul in chiefs for departments.
(c) Organize Cabinets of consuls that he creates.
(d) Change Senatorial terms to five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a possible suspect in the first account of Claudius' death?

2. In Claudius' fourteenth year as emperor, what does Barbillus prophecy?

3. Who orders Messalina to be executed?

4. How does Claudius react to knowing the Britons worship him as a God?

5. What is Messalina's plan as soon as the guards come to arrest the wedding party?

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