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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills the German soldier who offered to fight "any Roman?"
(a) Cassius Chærea
(b) Augustus
(c) Germanicus
(d) Roach

2. What finally happens to Plancina?
(a) She is invited to dinner by Livia and poisoned.
(b) She is acquitted of murdering Germanicus.
(c) She kills herself by taking poison.
(d) She returns to Syria and marries the new governor.

3. What distinction does Claudius make between Tiberius and Germanicus?
(a) Tiberius was loyal to Livia, while Germanicus was loyal to Rome
(b) Tiberius was a bad Claudian, while Germanicus was a good one.
(c) Tiberius was a freethinker, Germanicus was devoutly religious
(d) Tiberius was more decisive, Germanicus was more cautious

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

5. What is Caligula's real name?
(a) Nero
(b) Germanicus
(c) Drusus
(d) Gaius

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Tiberius repay Germanicus for the gold coins he gave to the soldiers?

2. Whom does Sejanus arrange for Claudius to marry?

3. What does Livia ask Plancina to do?

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

5. What does the author mean when he refers to the regimental Eagle?

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