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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tiberius not visit his son, Castor, before Castor's death?
(a) Sejanus warned him that it might be a trap to assassinate him.
(b) Thrasyllus warned him against making any trips that week.
(c) Livia told him that it would look bad if he favored his son.
(d) He thought Castor was making up the illness to get sympathy.

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

3. What is Caligula's real name?
(a) Drusus
(b) Nero
(c) Gaius
(d) Germanicus

4. What finally happens to Tiberius's body?
(a) It is half-burned in the town of Atilla.
(b) It is burned on the Mars Field with honors.
(c) It is thrown into the Tiber like a criminal.
(d) It is left to rot on the Island of Capri.

5. With Tiberius gone, who was left in charge of the Roman Empire?
(a) Livia
(b) Nero
(c) Caligula
(d) Sejanus

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tiberius propose rewarding Sejanus for breaking the Leek Green party?

2. What does Tiberius do when he meets with Agrippina?

3. How did Afer escape death when he was tried by Caligula for treason?

4. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?

5. What does Livia refuse to do in the same room as Claudius?

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