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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What omen is cited by Tiberius to show that Augustus should become a God?
(a) The planets move into alignment.
(b) There is an earthquake in Rome.
(c) His statue was seen to move .
(d) His statue was struck by lightning.

2. Who offers to capture Postumus for Tiberius?
(a) Crispus
(b) Livia
(c) Nerva
(d) Sejanus

3. Who really orders the death of Postumus after Augustus dies?
(a) Livia
(b) Crispus
(c) Augustus
(d) Tiberius

4. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?
(a) Chief Priestess to Diana
(b) First Daughter of Rome
(c) Mother Confessor for the Vestals
(d) Second Wife of the Emperor

5. Who was the Crocodile?
(a) A freedman who had worked for Postumus's father.
(b) A helpful librarian at the temple of Apollo in Rome.
(c) One of the Roman Guards at the Imperial palace.
(d) One of the men who guarded Postumus on the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Tiberius refuse to use in Rome?

2. What notable thing does Claudius do at his first games?

3. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?

4. How do Livia and Urgulania describe the marriage of Claudius and Urgulanilla?

5. What title does Tiberius refuse on Livia's behalf?

(see the answer key)

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