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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To avoid conflict with Julia, Tiberius decides to. . .
(a) father a child with her.
(b) move back into her bedroom.
(c) have an affair with Vipsania.
(d) exile himself from Rome.

2. What does Augustus do when he discovers that Julia is having sexual affairs?
(a) He asks her to join the Vestals.
(b) He helps her divorce Tiberius and remarry.
(c) He orders Tiberius to return at once.
(d) He orders her to be banished from Rome.

3. What do Pollio and Livy argue about?
(a) The proper way to write history
(b) Which god is most powerful
(c) The Empire and the Republic
(d) Who will succeed Augustus

4. Who is Agrippa?
(a) Livia's first husband
(b) Marcellus's father
(c) A longtime friend and advisor to Augustus
(d) Tiberius's first wife

5. What do the eagles drop into Claudius's gown?
(a) A scroll
(b) A lamb
(c) An egg
(d) A wolf cub

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to marry Julia, Tiberius must first. . .

2. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?

3. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?

4. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?

5. Who does Claudius fall in love with?

(see the answer key)

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