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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Claudius is the biological grandson of:
(a) Tiberius
(b) Pompey
(c) Mark Antony
(d) Drusus

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

4. When Tiberius adopts Germanicus, Claudius's brother is brought into which family?
(a) The Tiberian Family
(b) The Drusillan Family
(c) The Claudian Family
(d) The Julian Family

5. Which historian does Claudius hope to emulate?
(a) Livy
(b) Pollio
(c) Cato
(d) Sulpicius

Short Answer Questions

1. What attitude does Livia take towards Postumus?

2. Who is Athenodorus?

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

4. What does Pollio bet Livy that Claudius is reading?

5. How does Marcellus die?

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