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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) have an affair with Vipsania.
(b) exile himself from Rome.
(c) move back into her bedroom.
(d) father a child with her.

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

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

4. What is Claudius's full name?
(a) Tiberius Claudius Nero Drusus Caesar
(b) Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
(c) Tiberius Claudius Germanicus
(d) Tiberius Claudius

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pollio's profession?

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

3. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?

4. How does Marcellus die?

5. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?

(see the answer key)

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