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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Claudius, how many Germans for each Roman soldier killed in the battles?
(a) One hundred
(b) Fifty
(c) Ten
(d) Twenty-five

3. What does Drusus urge Tiberius to do in his letter?
(a) Leave Julia and marry the woman he loves
(b) Oppose Augustus and restore the Republic
(c) Come back to Germany and help fight
(d) Support Augustus through the civil unrest

4. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?
(a) How long it takes the news to reach Tiberius
(b) How old her corpse looks on the pyre
(c) How much worse Tiberius begins to act
(d) How much people loved his grandmother

5. What does Piso give Tiberius at his trial?
(a) A book that he says was Germanicus's personal journal
(b) A bundle of letters that Tiberius wrote to him
(c) A small, wrapped package about the size of a good-luck charm
(d) A gift that he claimed was from the people of Syria

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonia say that Caligula did to Drusilla?

2. What was the outcome of Senator Gallus's trial?

3. What nickname do people use for Claudius?

4. What disturbs Claudius about Caligula?

5. Which senator challenges Tiberius's reluctance to accept power?

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