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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Athenodorus?
(a) Claudius's favorite tutor
(b) Antonia's steward
(c) Claudius's best friend
(d) Antonia's new husband

2. Who did Tiberius send to quell the mutinies in the Balkan forces?
(a) Germanicus
(b) Castor
(c) Cassius
(d) Claudius

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

4. What do Pollio and Livy argue about?
(a) Who will succeed Augustus
(b) The Empire and the Republic
(c) Which god is most powerful
(d) The proper way to write history

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Name all of Julia's husbands.

2. What do the eagles drop into Claudius's gown?

3. When does Tiberius repay Germanicus for the gold coins he gave to the soldiers?

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

5. Which historian does Claudius hope to emulate?

(see the answer key)

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