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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Livia send to her son, Drusus?
(a) A bag containing golden coins
(b) A letter, denouncing him
(c) A box filled with poisoned food
(d) Her personal physician

2. What did Augustus tell Claudius just a month before he died?
(a) That he had made changes to his will
(b) That he was not interested in being a God
(c) He wanted to give Claudius a public office
(d) That he had decided to free Postumus

3. How old is Caligula when he becomes emperor?
(a) Twenty-five years old
(b) Thirty-five years old
(c) Twenty years old
(d) Thirty years old

4. What does Livia do to embarrass Tiberius?
(a) Publishes his love letters to Vispania
(b) Denounces him in front of the Senate
(c) Hires an actor to caracature him in public
(d) Gives a public reading of Augustus's letters

5. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?
(a) He loses two regiments in a surprise attack by the Germans.
(b) His treasonous letters to Claudius are intercepted by Livia.
(c) His entire transport fleet of soldiers is scattered in a storm.
(d) He receives word that his eldest son has died suddenly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?

2. Where did Tiberius live once he left Rome?

3. What does Antonia say that Caligula did to Drusilla?

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

5. What class of people did Augustus especially distrust?

(see the answer key)

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