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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does Tiberius refuse on Livia's behalf?
(a) Empress
(b) Dowager
(c) High Priestess to Augustus
(d) Mother of the Country

2. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?
(a) The fact that everyone is related to each other
(b) The lack of priests to perform the ceremonies
(c) The ease of getting divorces for political reasons
(d) The selfishness and laziness of bachelorhood

3. With Postumus gone, who is the sole heir to Augustus's crown?
(a) Tiberius
(b) Germanicus
(c) Claudius
(d) Castor

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

5. What notable thing does Claudius do at his first games?
(a) Fall out of the royal box
(b) Faint when a gladiator dies
(c) Give the most stirring speech
(d) Fight with one of the gladiators

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Claudius fall in love with?

3. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?

4. Who offers to capture Postumus for Tiberius?

5. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?

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