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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Claudius use to write his autobiography?
(a) Hebrew
(b) Latin
(c) English
(d) Greek

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Claudius become his mother's guardian?

4. What is Pollio's profession?

5. Claudius is the biological grandson of:

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