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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Togodumnus demand from Claudius?
(a) Gold.
(b) Bericus and the regalia.
(c) Full control of the British ports.
(d) Caractacus.

2. What causes Messalina to be jealous?
(a) Claudius and Herod's exchange of long letters.
(b) Lesbia's flirtatious behavior with Silanus.
(c) Lesbia's visits.
(d) Claudius' gift of an estate to Calpurnia.

3. What is the first lie Claudius ever tells Herod?
(a) He believes Herod is the Messiah of the Jews.
(b) He does not believe Marsus' accusations against Herod.
(c) The British campaign is going very well.
(d) He needs Herod's help with the British campaign.

4. What is the consensus of the people when Caligula dies?
(a) They are tearful that he is gone.
(b) They are generally apathetic to politics.
(c) They are happy his tyranny is at an end.
(d) They fear Caligula's lapdogs' struggle for power.

5. How does Antonia's push for a coachman's arrest backfire?
(a) The coachman reveals Antonia's treasonous intentions.
(b) The coachman bribes Gemullus to lie about Herod.
(c) Tiberius' threatens Antonia of banishment for not letting the matter go.
(d) The coachman reveals Herod's treasonous remarks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gemullus confirm Tiberius' suspicions of treasonous intentions?

2. What causes Lesbia to be banished for a second time?

3. What is Claudius known as amongst the royal family?

4. Who does Claudius believe is the commissioner of the gold and silver chariot?

5. Of the following, which is NOT a qualification Claudius demands of Roman citizens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aristobulus revenge his brother Herod?

2. Where does Herod run to after running from Antipas? Why does Flaccus welcome Herod in?

3. What are the differences between a punitive and conquering campaign?

4. What is Herod's advice to the Senate on what to do after Caligula's assassination?

5. What causes the governor of the prison to distrust Herod?

6. Good friends with Caligula, what causes Herod to become hesitant of Caligula's rule?

7. Herod seems to always be on the run, yet others predict Herod's future as powerful. Name these instances, who prophesies them, what they predict and how Herod reacts.

8. Why is the title "Protector of the People" important to Claudius?

9. According to Claudius, describe the class of men that Herod the Agrippa best fits into.

10. How does Claudius feel about his infirmities? Why does he end up seeing a doctor? What does this event foreshadow?

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