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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?
(a) She dotes on him.
(b) She despises him.
(c) She disowns him.
(d) She favors him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Claudius is the biological grandson of:

2. What is Pollio's profession?

3. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?

4. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?

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

(see the answer key)

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