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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. To whom do the people compare Britannicus during the Saecular games?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Germanicus.
(d) Augustus.
2. What sight makes Claudius happy when he reaches heaven?
(a) A library of infinite size.
(b) Calpurnia.
(c) Narcissus.
(d) Literary men.
3. Who tries to persuade Claudius to adopt Lucius Domitius?
(a) Octavia.
(b) Pallas.
(c) Lucius Domitius.
(d) Agrippinilla.
4. Why does the royal family keep Claudius' death a secret for a few days?
(a) To organize who the successor will be.
(b) To allow private mourning time before the public knows.
(c) To write up a new will.
(d) To hide any evidence.
5. What does the triumph symbolize to Claudius?
(a) That he is not a fool.
(b) That he deserves the title of emperor.
(c) That he is a better leader than Caligula.
(d) That he is equal to Augustus.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Cleopatra and Calpurnia see in Rome that causes them alarm for Claudius?
2. What causes a rivalry between Narcissus, Pallas and Callistus?
3. What happens to Rome after Nero dies?
4. How does Narcissus protect Claudius from Messalina's cunning ways?
5. Why does Claudius give sacrifices to Diana and Apollo?
Short Essay Questions
1. How might reinstating Mithridater to the Armenian throne help quell the alliance forming in the Near East?
2. How does Calpurnia show her loyalty to Claudius?
3. What deceit does Messalina play on Claudius and his army commander while Claudius is in Britain?
4. How does Silius react to Claudius when they meet for his trial? Does Silius show malicious intent in his acts or as a victim of Messalina?
5. What attitude does Claudius take on when he marries Agrippinilla? How does the public respond?
6. How does Claudius use his power as an emperor for personal use, and how does he justify his action?
7. How are the Romans able to surprise the Britains in the last battle to Colchester? What maneuvers do they take that seem impossible?
8. What is Britannicus relationship with his father? How does it change in the last years of Claudius' life?
9. Why does Claudius call for support from the palace guards? What about them does he trust above others?
10. What is the invisible barrier between Claudius and the Senate, and how does it come about?
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