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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Triumvirate?
(a) A celebration that takes place after a war
(b) A type of clothing worn by important statesmen
(c) A chariot that was invented by the Romans
(d) A group of three men who rule a government

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

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

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

5. Why does Athenodorus leave Rome?
(a) He wants to do research at the Library at Alexandria.
(b) He feels that he would be happier living outside of Rome.
(c) He was framed by Livia for insurrection and banished.
(d) His nephews beg him to help them remove their governor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language does Claudius use to write his autobiography?

3. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?

4. What distinction does Claudius make between Tiberius and Germanicus?

5. To avoid conflict with Julia, Tiberius decides to. . .

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