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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. How does Scribonianus meet his fate?
(a) Vinicianus turns him in to save himself.
(b) His officers sail him to an island where he commits suicide.
(c) Claudius forgives him but banishes him to sub-Sahara.
(d) Messalina accuses him of treason.

2. How does the Senate show their apologies to Claudius?
(a) By offering a monetary sum.
(b) By giving an offering to the gods in his name.
(c) By sacrificing a pig at a banquet.
(d) By offering the titles of all his predecessors.

3. Claudius claims what feeling when he hears of a possible rebellion?
(a) Fearful of a painful death.
(b) Relief of no longer being an emperor.
(c) Fear that he must physically fight for his empire.
(d) Anger that someone dares stand up to him.

4. What campaign does Claudius give Gabinius?
(a) To protect the Rhine river from the lower tribes of Germany.
(b) To attack the Chattians.
(c) To burn the temples of Hercules in Germany.
(d) To retrieve the last Eagle.

5. What slows Claudius' journey to Britain?
(a) He falls ill and Xenophon orders rest.
(b) He is afraid of the water and will only travel by land.
(c) Claudius refuses to enter Britain without his elephants.
(d) Claudius gets a snake bite along a march and must convalesce in Lyons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would corn factors NOT want to enhance Ostia?

2. How does Herod end up in Rome?

3. What excuse does Messalina give Claudius to have separate bedrooms?

4. What stops Herod from his initial return to Rome?

5. What stops the Alabarch from believing Herod's story when he and Cypros arrive in Alexandria?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herod react to Caligula's assassination? How does he behave with Caligula's body and to the new emperor?

2. How does Aristobulus revenge his brother Herod?

3. Claudius states his intention is to hand the rule over as soon as the ruckus of Caligula's assassination is over. However, Claudius stays on as emperor. What reason does Claudius give to justify why he remains in power?

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

5. How does Claudius get his German slaves to tell him where the last Eagle is?

6. What is the catalyst that causes Claudius to wage war on Britain?

7. Messalina is suspicious of Lesbia. What evidence does Messalina have against Lesbia?

8. How does Claudius frighten the corn factors into giving him a loan of a million gold pieces?

9. What are some difficulties Claudius faces in waging a war against Togodumnus and Caractacus?

10. How does Herod run his kingdom? What examples show how he handles his power? Does he use it for himself or for the Jewish population?

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