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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What title does Tiberius refuse to use in Rome?
(a) Chief Ponticate
(b) Protector of the People
(c) Augustus
(d) Emperor

3. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?
(a) The deaths of a dozen popular senators
(b) Earthquakes, floods, and a famine
(c) Several uprisings led by former slaves
(d) A series of fires in the poor neighborhoods

4. What does Livia ask Plancina to do?
(a) Persuade Piso to kill himself before the trial ends
(b) To leave Rome and return to Syria after Piso's death
(c) Get the incriminating letter that Livia wrote to Piso
(d) Use her witchcraft to kill Agrippina and her children

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus?

2. What really happened to Postumus?

3. Why did neither Tiberius or Livia attend the Roman funeral for Germanicus?

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

5. Why does Augustus move the sword-fighters out of the city?

(see the answer key)

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