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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname do people use for Claudius?
(a) Claudius the Idiot
(b) Claudius the Brave
(c) Claudius the Ugly
(d) Claudius the Cautious

2. Name all of Julia's husbands.
(a) Marcellus and Drusus
(b) Agrippa, Tiberius, and Drusus
(c) Marcellus, Agrippa, and Tiberius
(d) Agrippa and Tiberius

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

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

5. Who is Athenodorus?
(a) Claudius's favorite tutor
(b) Antonia's steward
(c) Claudius's best friend
(d) Antonia's new husband

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustus do when he discovers that Julia is having sexual affairs?

2. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?

3. What language does Claudius use to write his autobiography?

4. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?

5. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?

(see the answer key)

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