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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marcellus die?
(a) Livia poisons him.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He dies in battle.
(d) Agrippa stabs him.

2. Who is Agrippa?
(a) Livia's first husband
(b) Tiberius's first wife
(c) Marcellus's father
(d) A longtime friend and advisor to Augustus

3. Who accuses Postumus of trying to rape her?
(a) Æmillia and Urgulanilla
(b) Both Livilla and Æmillia
(c) Only Livilla
(d) Livilla and Julilla

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

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

6. What happens to Julilla after Livia exposes her sexual affairs?
(a) She joins the Vestals.
(b) She marries Claudius.
(c) She is sentenced to death.
(d) She is banished.

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

8. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?
(a) As a favor to Livia's friend
(b) Augustus asks him to marry her
(c) He falls in love with her
(d) It gives him more political status

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

10. What does rebel leader Bato compare the Roman governors to?
(a) Watch-dogs
(b) Shepherds
(c) Wolves
(d) Sheep

11. What do Tiberius's regiments do in their mutiny?
(a) Get drunk on wine captured from the Germans
(b) March on Rome with their swords raised
(c) Murder or drive out most of the captains
(d) Burn down their own tents and shelters

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

13. In order to marry Julia, Tiberius must first. . .
(a) adopt her three sons and two daughters.
(b) assassinate Julia's husband, Agrippa.
(c) divorce his beloved wife, Vipsania.
(d) sacrifice a white bull to Jupiter.

14. According to Claudius, how many Germans for each Roman soldier killed in the battles?
(a) Twenty-five
(b) Fifty
(c) One hundred
(d) Ten

15. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?
(a) Claudius
(b) Pompey
(c) Nero
(d) Augustus Caesar

Short Answer Questions

1. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?

2. The senator Haterius was known for his skill in:

3. What is Caligula's real name?

4. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?

5. What kind of animal does Livia compare Claudius to?

(see the answer keys)

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