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

2. How does Claudius end up in Hell?
(a) The gods decide not to deify him and send him there.
(b) Messalina pleads with the gods that it is a mistake if they deify him.
(c) Claudius shows anger at the gods and is subsequently banished into Hell.
(d) Hell's angels call on to the angels of heaven and tell them he is not a god.

3. What happens when Claudius begins his speech to the soldiers?
(a) An owl drops dirt on his shoulder.
(b) He nearly breaks down, then speaks from his heart.
(c) He sees an eagle flying north.
(d) An anonymous soldier cries out, "Ignoramus!"

4. Why does Claudius give sacrifices to Diana and Apollo?
(a) Because he felt threatened by Herod.
(b) Because of the solar eclipse.
(c) Because Barbillus advised him to.
(d) Because they guided him to a victory on the Rhine.

5. Why is Narcissus general for a day?
(a) He is the only man Claudius trusts.
(b) Calpurnia suggests him to Claudius.
(c) Lucius Geta is ill.
(d) Crsipinus revolts with Silius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor is going about in the Near East as Claudius fights in Britain?

2. How does the wedding party of Messalina and Silius know to run before the guards arrive?

3. Who saves the Jews of the Near East from famine?

4. Why does Claudius celebrate with a ten-day festival and a mock sea battle?

5. How do the Britons come to worship Claudius as a god?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herod symbolize his manifestation as the Messiah?

2. How does Agrippinilla give power into Nero's hands? How does Claudius react to this?

3. Why does Claudius call for support from the palace guards? What about them does he trust above others?

4. How does Claudius use his power as an emperor for personal use, and how does he justify his action?

5. What are the gods' opinions of Claudius as they confer on his deity?

6. What is Claudius' view of religion?

7. Despite citing three different accounts of Claudius' death, what is in common with all of them?

8. What punishments does the court in Hell consider for Claudius?

9. What attitude does Claudius take on when he marries Agrippinilla? How does the public respond?

10. How does Calpurnia show her loyalty to Claudius?

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