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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Livia refuse to do in the same room as Claudius?
(a) Read a book
(b) Eat a meal
(c) Go to sleep
(d) Listen to him talk

2. How do Livia and Urgulania describe the marriage of Claudius and Urgulanilla?
(a) The Camel and the Elephant
(b) The Quick and the Dead
(c) The Dove and the Hawk
(d) The Bookworm and the Boar

3. What is Claudius actually reading?
(a) A letter from his brother
(b) One of Livy's books
(c) One of Pollio's books
(d) Livia's book

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?

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

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

4. What attitude does Livia take towards Postumus?

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

(see the answer key)

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