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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?
(a) Claudius
(b) Pompey
(c) Augustus Caesar
(d) Nero

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

3. What does Drusus urge Tiberius to do in his letter?
(a) Oppose Augustus and restore the Republic
(b) Support Augustus through the civil unrest
(c) Come back to Germany and help fight
(d) Leave Julia and marry the woman he loves

4. What project does Livia stop Claudius from completing?
(a) Getting appointed to a public position
(b) A book about Augustus's religious reforms
(c) The building of a new library in Rome
(d) A history of his grandfather's campaigns

5. What was the amount of time the Roman soldiers wanted to serve before being discharged?
(a) Two years
(b) Sixteen years
(c) Ten years
(d) Eight years

Short Answer Questions

1. What does rebel leader Bato compare the Roman governors to?

2. Who really orders the death of Postumus after Augustus dies?

3. What does Livia refuse to do in the same room as Claudius?

4. What kind of animal does Livia compare Claudius to?

5. What happens to Julilla after Livia exposes her sexual affairs?

(see the answer key)

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