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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Augustus secretly frees Postumus from exile by. . .
(a) pretending that Postumus has died.
(b) keeping all news from leaving his island.
(c) killing the soldiers that guarded him.
(d) having a slave impersonate Postumus.

2. How does Marcellus die?
(a) Agrippa stabs him.
(b) Livia poisons him.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He dies in battle.

3. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?
(a) She favors him.
(b) She despises him.
(c) She disowns him.
(d) She dotes on him.

4. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?
(a) First Daughter of Rome
(b) Chief Priestess to Diana
(c) Second Wife of the Emperor
(d) Mother Confessor for the Vestals

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?

2. With Postumus gone, who is the sole heir to Augustus's crown?

3. What omen is cited by Tiberius to show that Augustus should become a God?

4. Who is Athenodorus?

5. How long had some of the oldest soldiers served?

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