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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Leave Julia and marry the woman he loves
(d) Come back to Germany and help fight

3. When does Tiberius repay Germanicus for the gold coins he gave to the soldiers?
(a) Never
(b) Two years later
(c) After the German campaign
(d) After he pays the Balkan troops

4. Why does Augustus move the sword-fighters out of the city?
(a) They are expected to defend the outer boroughs.
(b) So that smaller cities can enjoy their shows.
(c) They are needed to help transport corn shipments.
(d) He is afraid they might lead rebellions.

5. What do Tiberius's regiments do in their mutiny?
(a) Get drunk on wine captured from the Germans
(b) Murder or drive out most of the captains
(c) March on Rome with their swords raised
(d) Burn down their own tents and shelters

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Marcellus die?

3. How does Caligula leave the soldier's camp?

4. Augustus secretly frees Postumus from exile by. . .

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

(see the answer key)

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