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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Postumus not arrested at Ostia?
(a) He was unable to land in the harbor because of bad weather.
(b) He was disguised as a sailor and slipped into the crowd.
(c) The people of Ostia turned on the guards and beat them.
(d) The crowd was too large for the officers to challenge.

3. What does Livia refuse to do in the same room as Claudius?
(a) Listen to him talk
(b) Go to sleep
(c) Eat a meal
(d) Read a book

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Claudius when Caligula was assassinated?

2. What does Antonia do after speaking to Caligula about Gemellus's death?

3. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?

4. To avoid conflict with Julia, Tiberius decides to. . .

5. What does Germanicus tell his soldiers about the German fighters?

(see the answer key)

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