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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 causes a disagreement between Claudius and the generals?

2. How does Claudius react to knowing the Britons worship him as a God?

3. What does King Herod not respect in a person?

4. What causes a rivalry between Narcissus, Pallas and Callistus?

5. What prediction allows Claudius to not worry about Agrippinilla?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the fate of the British isle now that the Romans have conquered it?

3. According to Claudius, what are the disadvantages of having the Senate be the main government body?

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

5. What is Britannicus relationship with his father? How does it change in the last years of Claudius' life?

6. How might reinstating Mithridater to the Armenian throne help quell the alliance forming in the Near East?

7. What is the invisible barrier between Claudius and the Senate, and how does it come about?

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

9. 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?

10. How are the Romans able to surprise the Britains in the last battle to Colchester? What maneuvers do they take that seem impossible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Druid rituals and practices. Then, discuss why Roman culture would disagree with the religion more than any other religions it tolerates within its kingdom.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Messalina and Agrippinilla's characters. How are they the same and different in their relationships toward Claudius, their children, and the people?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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