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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 best friend
(b) Claudius's favorite tutor
(c) Antonia's steward
(d) Antonia's new husband

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

3. How does Caligula leave the soldier's camp?
(a) In his mother's arms
(b) Riding on Cassius's back
(c) Screaming and crying
(d) Singing a jaunty march

4. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do?
(a) Speak to Tiberius on behalf of the regiments
(b) Secretly send him two hundred thousand gold coins
(c) Forge a letter from Tiberius and send it by courier
(d) Steal money from the public purse to pay the soldiers

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Claudius fall in love with?

3. Who kills the German soldier who offered to fight "any Roman?"

4. The senator Haterius was known for his skill in:

5. What does Livia demand Tiberius to do with the letter from his brother, Drusus?

(see the answer key)

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