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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Claudius actually reading?
(a) Livia's book
(b) A letter from his brother
(c) One of Pollio's books
(d) One of Livy's books

2. How does Marcellus die?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He dies in battle.
(c) Livia poisons him.
(d) Agrippa stabs him.

3. With Tiberius gone, who was left in charge of the Roman Empire?
(a) Livia
(b) Sejanus
(c) Nero
(d) Caligula

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Flavius?

3. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?

4. Who offers to capture Postumus for Tiberius?

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

(see the answer key)

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