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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?
(a) She despises him.
(b) She favors him.
(c) She disowns him.
(d) She dotes on him.

2. Who is Flavius?
(a) The brother of the German general, Hermann.
(b) A slave who was captured in Germany.
(c) A former general with the German army.
(d) Germanicus's second-in-command.

3. What does Livia demand Tiberius to do with the letter from his brother, Drusus?
(a) Send it back unread
(b) Send it to Augustus
(c) Read it aloud immediately
(d) Throw it into the fire

4. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?
(a) Out on a busy street
(b) In a public bathhouse
(c) At the Imperial Palace
(d) At the Apollo Library

5. Who speaks at Livia's funeral?
(a) Nero
(b) Caligula
(c) Claudius
(d) Tiberius

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In a speech about Tiberius to the Senate, Caligula:

3. Why is Egypt so important to Rome?

4. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?

5. What does Sejanus advise Claudius not to do?

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