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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had some of the oldest soldiers served?
(a) Thirty-five years
(b) Five years
(c) Twenty-five years
(d) Ten years

2. Which two people did Claudius advise Agrippina to cultivate as friends?
(a) Sejanus and Thrasyllus
(b) Nerva and Thrasyllus
(c) Sejanus and Livia
(d) Nerva and Vispania

3. Name all of Julia's husbands.
(a) Marcellus and Drusus
(b) Marcellus, Agrippa, and Tiberius
(c) Agrippa, Tiberius, and Drusus
(d) Agrippa and Tiberius

4. What does Antonia say that Caligula did to Drusilla?
(a) Tried to kill her
(b) Locked her in a room
(c) Killed her pony
(d) Committed incest

5. What does the name "Caligula" mean?
(a) Little Boots
(b) Little Dancer
(c) Little General
(d) Little Emperor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Drusus urge Tiberius to do in his letter?

2. What surprises Augustus most about hearing Claudius declaim?

3. Why did neither Tiberius or Livia attend the Roman funeral for Germanicus?

4. What do Pollio and Livy argue about?

5. How long has Augustus ruled Rome?

(see the answer key)

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