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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname do people use for Claudius?
(a) Claudius the Cautious
(b) Claudius the Idiot
(c) Claudius the Brave
(d) Claudius the Ugly

2. What is Claudius's full name?
(a) Tiberius Claudius Germanicus
(b) Tiberius Claudius
(c) Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
(d) Tiberius Claudius Nero Drusus Caesar

3. What does Livia demand Tiberius to do with the letter from his brother, Drusus?
(a) Send it back unread
(b) Read it aloud immediately
(c) Send it to Augustus
(d) Throw it into the fire

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

5. Sejanus persuaded Tiberius to. . .
(a) create a special political office for Sejanus.
(b) appoint him to the senate after Haterius left.
(c) raise the taxes to pay bonuses to the soldiers.
(d) build a permanent camp for the Roman Guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?

2. Who did Tiberius send to quell the mutinies in the Balkan forces?

3. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?

4. What does the name "Caligula" mean?

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

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