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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Athenodorus leave Rome?
(a) He was framed by Livia for insurrection and banished.
(b) His nephews beg him to help them remove their governor.
(c) He feels that he would be happier living outside of Rome.
(d) He wants to do research at the Library at Alexandria.

2. Germanicus promises Claudius, if he finds evidence that Postumus is innocent, he will. . .
(a) investigate the death of their father.
(b) rescue Postumus from the island himself.
(c) make sure that Livia was tried for her crimes.
(d) speak to Augustus about the matter.

3. What omen is cited by Tiberius to show that Augustus should become a God?
(a) There is an earthquake in Rome.
(b) His statue was seen to move .
(c) His statue was struck by lightning.
(d) The planets move into alignment.

4. What nickname do people use for Claudius?
(a) Claudius the Ugly
(b) Claudius the Idiot
(c) Claudius the Brave
(d) Claudius the Cautious

5. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?
(a) The lack of priests to perform the ceremonies
(b) The fact that everyone is related to each other
(c) The selfishness and laziness of bachelorhood
(d) The ease of getting divorces for political reasons

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

7. What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus?
(a) That he was really a slave named Clement
(b) That he died in a shipwreck outside Ostia
(c) That he was still alive on his island
(d) That he was killed by one of his sailors

8. What does Augustus do when he discovers that Julia is having sexual affairs?
(a) He asks her to join the Vestals.
(b) He helps her divorce Tiberius and remarry.
(c) He orders Tiberius to return at once.
(d) He orders her to be banished from Rome.

9. What does Claudius shout when he is told about Augustus's death?
(a) Long live the Republic!
(b) That's it! I'm a dead man!
(c) Poison is Queen!
(d) Poor Postumus!

10. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do for him?
(a) Avoid antagonizing Livia, Antonia, and Livilla
(b) Ask Augustus for permission to visit Postumus
(c) Write to him about all the political gossip
(d) Research information about the Balkan tribes

11. The key to Livia and Augustus's higher cipher was found in the first chapter of. . .
(a) Virgil's Æneid.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) Ovid's Love Poems.

12. Why does Augustus move the sword-fighters out of the city?
(a) They are needed to help transport corn shipments.
(b) So that smaller cities can enjoy their shows.
(c) He is afraid they might lead rebellions.
(d) They are expected to defend the outer boroughs.

13. Who is Athenodorus?
(a) Claudius's best friend
(b) Antonia's steward
(c) Claudius's favorite tutor
(d) Antonia's new husband

14. Who was the Crocodile?
(a) One of the men who guarded Postumus on the island.
(b) A helpful librarian at the temple of Apollo in Rome.
(c) A freedman who had worked for Postumus's father.
(d) One of the Roman Guards at the Imperial palace.

15. Who really orders the death of Postumus after Augustus dies?
(a) Crispus
(b) Livia
(c) Tiberius
(d) Augustus

Short Answer Questions

1. The only three men that Tiberius trusted were Sejanus, Nerva, and. . .

2. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?

3. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?

4. Who kills the German soldier who offered to fight "any Roman?"

5. How does Marcellus die?

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