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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Germanicus tell his soldiers about the German fighters?
(a) That they are frightened by the screams of eagles
(b) That they have no true military discipline
(c) That they will keep fighting to the very end
(d) That they can be distracted by the smell of beer

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

4. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?
(a) He loses two regiments in a surprise attack by the Germans.
(b) His entire transport fleet of soldiers is scattered in a storm.
(c) His treasonous letters to Claudius are intercepted by Livia.
(d) He receives word that his eldest son has died suddenly.

5. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?
(a) How much people loved his grandmother
(b) How much worse Tiberius begins to act
(c) How old her corpse looks on the pyre
(d) How long it takes the news to reach Tiberius

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best part of Germanicus's final incursions against the Germans?

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

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

4. Where is Claudius during Germanicus's triumphal return to Rome?

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

(see the answer key)

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