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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?
(a) There are no pretty girls left
(b) Single women have more rights
(c) Marrying the wrong family risks death
(d) Prostitutes are cheaper and nicer

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

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

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

5. Why did neither Tiberius or Livia attend the Roman funeral for Germanicus?
(a) They were too grief-stricken by his death.
(b) They would have been attacked by the people there.
(c) They were busy reviewing the annual tax records.
(d) They did not want to encounter his wife, Agrippina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?

3. Why was Postumus not arrested at Ostia?

4. What finally happens to Plancina?

5. What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus?

(see the answer key)

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