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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the name "Caligula" mean?
(a) Little General
(b) Little Dancer
(c) Little Emperor
(d) Little Boots

2. When does Tiberius repay Germanicus for the gold coins he gave to the soldiers?
(a) Never
(b) After the German campaign
(c) After he pays the Balkan troops
(d) Two years later

3. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?
(a) Her brother-in-law, Claudius
(b) Tiberius's mocker, Gallus
(c) The honored general, Blæasus
(d) Tiberius's adviser, Sejanus

4. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?
(a) As a favor to Livia's friend
(b) Augustus asks him to marry her
(c) He falls in love with her
(d) It gives him more political status

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Livia send to her son, Drusus?

3. Who is assumed to become Augustus's successor when he dies?

4. Who is Claudius surprised to find in his bedroom?

5. What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus?

(see the answer key)

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