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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Claudius blame for the mistakes that led to a Germanic uprising?
(a) Varus
(b) Tiberius
(c) Cassius
(d) Germanicus

2. What finally happens to Plancina?
(a) She kills herself by taking poison.
(b) She is acquitted of murdering Germanicus.
(c) She is invited to dinner by Livia and poisoned.
(d) She returns to Syria and marries the new governor.

3. Why is Piso sent to Syria?
(a) To raise more taxes for Rome
(b) To govern the province
(c) To build a new city
(d) To train the troops there

4. Who wrote most of the satiric songs and poems about Tiberius?
(a) Agrippina
(b) Livia
(c) Castor
(d) Claudius

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Claudius, was a great turning point in Tiberius's reign?

2. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?

3. When Tiberius adopts Germanicus, Claudius's brother is brought into which family?

4. What does Piso give Tiberius at his trial?

5. Who is Athenodorus?

(see the answer key)

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