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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?
(a) In a public bathhouse
(b) Out on a busy street
(c) At the Imperial Palace
(d) At the Apollo Library

2. What is a Triumvirate?
(a) A celebration that takes place after a war
(b) A group of three men who rule a government
(c) A type of clothing worn by important statesmen
(d) A chariot that was invented by the Romans

3. What does Livia send to her son, Drusus?
(a) A box filled with poisoned food
(b) Her personal physician
(c) A letter, denouncing him
(d) A bag containing golden coins

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

5. What does Drusus urge Tiberius to do in his letter?
(a) Leave Julia and marry the woman he loves
(b) Oppose Augustus and restore the Republic
(c) Support Augustus through the civil unrest
(d) Come back to Germany and help fight

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Claudius fall in love with?

2. What do the eagles drop into Claudius's gown?

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

4. What is Pollio's profession?

5. What is Claudius actually reading?

(see the answer key)

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