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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Germanicus tell his soldiers about the German fighters?
(a) That they are frightened by the screams of eagles
(b) That they will keep fighting to the very end
(c) That they can be distracted by the smell of beer
(d) That they have no true military discipline

2. Why does Athenodorus leave Rome?
(a) His nephews beg him to help them remove their governor.
(b) He feels that he would be happier living outside of Rome.
(c) He wants to do research at the Library at Alexandria.
(d) He was framed by Livia for insurrection and banished.

3. How long has Augustus ruled Rome?
(a) Sixty years
(b) Fifty-five years
(c) Twenty years
(d) Forty years

4. What really happened to Postumus?
(a) He was tortured and then killed.
(b) He was captured and sent to Eqypt.
(c) He gave up his cause and disappeared.
(d) He agreed to go back to his island.

5. What does Castor promise Agrippina that he will do?
(a) Speak to Tiberius about the behavior of Piso
(b) Investigate the haunting of the house in Antioch
(c) Defend Germanicus's children and avenge his death
(d) Stand up to Livilla and get a divorce

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Claudius during Germanicus's triumphal return to Rome?

2. Who did Tiberius send to quell the mutinies in the Balkan forces?

3. What happens to Julilla after Livia exposes her sexual affairs?

4. Who does Claudius fall in love with?

5. Who is Athenodorus?

(see the answer key)

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