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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. Why does Claudius start rumors that Britannicus is epileptic?
2. What does Claudius say he plans to do in his 7th year of rule?
3. Who hands Caractacus over to Ostorius?
4. How does Silas react to news that Herod is dying?
5. Why does Claudius celebrate with a ten-day festival and a mock sea battle?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How might reinstating Mithridater to the Armenian throne help quell the alliance forming in the Near East?
3. How does Posides help win the war against Britain?
4. Why does Claudius marry Agrippinilla over other potential women?
5. What is Britannicus relationship with his father? How does it change in the last years of Claudius' life?
6. How does Claudius use his power as an emperor for personal use, and how does he justify his action?
7. Why does Claudius call for support from the palace guards? What about them does he trust above others?
8. What attitude does Claudius take on when he marries Agrippinilla? How does the public respond?
9. What is the invisible barrier between Claudius and the Senate, and how does it come about?
10. As Claudius presides over the trials of Messalina's adulterers and traitors at the wedding party, Messalina writes him three letters. Describe these letters and how it shows Messalina's true character.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dissect Claudius' poem in Chapter 30. What realization does he show at this point in his life? What does he not yet see? How does it change him and how he rules?
Essay Topic 2
What new reforms does Claudius introduce to try and better the government structure? What does Claudius expect from these changes? What are his goals? Do they work?
Essay Topic 3
What positive reforms and successes for the people occur during Claudius' reign? Of the examples, detail at least two of them. What are they, what is the reasoning behind the reform or success, and how does he accomplish them?
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