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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?
(a) Several uprisings led by former slaves
(b) Earthquakes, floods, and a famine
(c) A series of fires in the poor neighborhoods
(d) The deaths of a dozen popular senators

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

3. Where did Tiberius live once he left Rome?
(a) In the city of Capua
(b) In the town of Lyons
(c) In a villa in Pompeii
(d) On the island of Capri

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

5. What does Tiberius do after Livia shames him?
(a) He accuses her of murdering Postumus.
(b) He leaves Rome on the advice of Sejanus.
(c) He begs her to stop persecuting him.
(d) He cultivates a friendship with Agrippina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Triumvirate?

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

3. What excuse does Claudius give to his mother for selling his property?

4. What happened to Martina, the chief witness against Piso and Plancina?

5. Who wrote most of the satiric songs and poems about Tiberius?

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