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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What honorary title does Claudius give Herod?
2. Why does Claudius want to build a harbor?
3. What slows Claudius' journey to Britain?
4. Who saves Geta in battle?
5. What people in the Roman Empire are the first to claim Claudius emperor?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Herod run to after running from Antipas? Why does Flaccus welcome Herod in?
2. What are some difficulties Claudius faces in waging a war against Togodumnus and Caractacus?
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. How is it ironic for Messalina to be The Director of Public Morals?
5. How does Claudius get his German slaves to tell him where the last Eagle is?
6. How does Aristobulus revenge his brother Herod?
7. Messalina is suspicious of Lesbia. What evidence does Messalina have against Lesbia?
8. Good friends with Caligula, what causes Herod to become hesitant of Caligula's rule?
9. Why does Claudius strip off the gold and silver plated chariot?
10. How does Claudius frighten the corn factors into giving him a loan of a million gold pieces?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write about justice and whether the characters get their due. Do the antagonists of the story get what they deserve? Do the protagonists have a happy ending?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the side story of the Near East from the time Herod the Agrippa becomes King of the Jews to the time Claudius ends their story within his autobiography. Then, discuss the purpose of mentioning King Herod's story in Claudius' autobiography.
Essay Topic 3
Compare Claudius' reign as he sees it to how others may see him. What is the same and what is different?
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