View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Athenodorus leave Rome?
(a) He wants to do research at the Library at Alexandria.
(b) He feels that he would be happier living outside of Rome.
(c) He was framed by Livia for insurrection and banished.
(d) His nephews beg him to help them remove their governor.

4. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do for him?
(a) Avoid antagonizing Livia, Antonia, and Livilla
(b) Write to him about all the political gossip
(c) Research information about the Balkan tribes
(d) Ask Augustus for permission to visit Postumus

5. Who is Flavius?
(a) The brother of the German general, Hermann.
(b) A former general with the German army.
(c) Germanicus's second-in-command.
(d) A slave who was captured in Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What project does Livia stop Claudius from completing?

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

3. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?

4. What happens to Nero's brother, Drusus?

5. According to Claudius, how many Germans for each Roman soldier killed in the battles?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 334 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample