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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Postumus not arrested at Ostia?
(a) He was disguised as a sailor and slipped into the crowd.
(b) He was unable to land in the harbor because of bad weather.
(c) The people of Ostia turned on the guards and beat them.
(d) The crowd was too large for the officers to challenge.

2. How did Antonia die?
(a) She starved herself to death.
(b) She drank poison in her wine.
(c) She stabbed herself with a dagger.
(d) She threw herself off a cliff.

3. Whom does Sejanus arrange for Claudius to marry?
(a) His former wife, Apicata
(b) A friend of his named Paulina
(c) His step-sister, Ælia
(d) His daughter, Julilla

4. What does Antonia say that Caligula did to Drusilla?
(a) Committed incest
(b) Locked her in a room
(c) Killed her pony
(d) Tried to kill her

5. What is the best part of Germanicus's final incursions against the Germans?
(a) He is able to rescue a legion of captured Roman soldiers.
(b) He recaptures one of the three lost Eagles.
(c) He finds enough gold to finance fighting for another year.
(d) He captures the mother of Flavius, ensuring his loyalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What agreement do Ælia and Claudius come to regarding their marriage?

2. Which sister of Caligula did he claim as his favorite?

3. What does Livia ask Plancina to do?

4. What title does Tiberius refuse to use in Rome?

5. What does Livia demand Claudius do to Urgulanilla's baby?

(see the answer key)

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