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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Claudius fall in love with?
(a) Aemilia
(b) Agrippina
(c) Julilla
(d) Camilla

5. How do Livia and Urgulania describe the marriage of Claudius and Urgulanilla?
(a) The Camel and the Elephant
(b) The Quick and the Dead
(c) The Bookworm and the Boar
(d) The Dove and the Hawk

Short Answer Questions

1. What really happened to Postumus?

2. What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus?

3. What does Piso give Tiberius at his trial?

4. Who accuses Postumus of trying to rape her?

5. Who offers to capture Postumus for Tiberius?

(see the answer key)

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