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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do for him?
(a) Ask Augustus for permission to visit Postumus
(b) Research information about the Balkan tribes
(c) Avoid antagonizing Livia, Antonia, and Livilla
(d) Write to him about all the political gossip

2. What does Livia refuse to do in the same room as Claudius?
(a) Eat a meal
(b) Listen to him talk
(c) Read a book
(d) Go to sleep

3. The only three men that Tiberius trusted were Sejanus, Nerva, and. . .
(a) Germanicus.
(b) Thrasyllus.
(c) Haterius.
(d) Gallus.

4. Why did neither Tiberius or Livia attend the Roman funeral for Germanicus?
(a) They did not want to encounter his wife, Agrippina.
(b) They were too grief-stricken by his death.
(c) They would have been attacked by the people there.
(d) They were busy reviewing the annual tax records.

5. Who is Agrippa?
(a) Marcellus's father
(b) Tiberius's first wife
(c) A longtime friend and advisor to Augustus
(d) Livia's first husband

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?

3. What, according to Sejanus, is the Leek Green Party?

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

5. Germanicus promises Claudius, if he finds evidence that Postumus is innocent, he will. . .

(see the answer key)

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