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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tiberius do when he meets with Agrippina?
(a) Beats her senseless with a vine sapling
(b) Tries to seduce her in his bedchamber
(c) Promises to help her any way that he can
(d) Calls her a traitor and cuts off her head

2. How does the Senate react to Tiberius's denouncement of Agrippina and Nero?
(a) They rise up and refuse to accept it.
(b) They immediately order punishment.
(c) They are shocked into silence.
(d) They hold a long debate on the issue.

3. What is the best part of Germanicus's final incursions against the Germans?
(a) He is able to rescue a legion of captured Roman soldiers.
(b) He recaptures one of the three lost Eagles.
(c) He captures the mother of Flavius, ensuring his loyalty.
(d) He finds enough gold to finance fighting for another year.

4. Where is Claudius during Germanicus's triumphal return to Rome?
(a) In Capua
(b) In Germany
(c) In Ostia
(d) In Carthage

5. What happens to Julilla after Livia exposes her sexual affairs?
(a) She joins the Vestals.
(b) She marries Claudius.
(c) She is sentenced to death.
(d) She is banished.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Senator Gallus when the Roman Guards come to arrest him?

2. What does rebel leader Bato compare the Roman governors to?

3. Who is Flavius?

4. Who does Claudius blame for the mistakes that led to a Germanic uprising?

5. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?

(see the answer key)

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