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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to marry Julia, Tiberius must first. . .
(a) assassinate Julia's husband, Agrippa.
(b) sacrifice a white bull to Jupiter.
(c) adopt her three sons and two daughters.
(d) divorce his beloved wife, Vipsania.

2. What does Livia send to her son, Drusus?
(a) A letter, denouncing him
(b) A box filled with poisoned food
(c) A bag containing golden coins
(d) Her personal physician

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

4. What title does Tiberius refuse on Livia's behalf?
(a) Mother of the Country
(b) Empress
(c) High Priestess to Augustus
(d) Dowager

5. Who does Claudius blame for the mistakes that led to a Germanic uprising?
(a) Varus
(b) Germanicus
(c) Tiberius
(d) Cassius

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Augustus move the sword-fighters out of the city?

3. Name all of Julia's husbands.

4. What do Tiberius's regiments do in their mutiny?

5. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?

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