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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does Tiberius refuse on Livia's behalf?
(a) Empress
(b) Dowager
(c) High Priestess to Augustus
(d) Mother of the Country

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

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

4. What do the eagles drop into Claudius's gown?
(a) A lamb
(b) A wolf cub
(c) An egg
(d) A scroll

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

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

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

8. How long has Augustus ruled Rome?
(a) Sixty years
(b) Fifty-five years
(c) Forty years
(d) Twenty years

9. How do Livia and Urgulania describe the marriage of Claudius and Urgulanilla?
(a) The Bookworm and the Boar
(b) The Dove and the Hawk
(c) The Quick and the Dead
(d) The Camel and the Elephant

10. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?
(a) Marrying the wrong family risks death
(b) Prostitutes are cheaper and nicer
(c) Single women have more rights
(d) There are no pretty girls left

11. Who does Actë engage to replace herself as Claudius's mistress?
(a) Agrippanilla
(b) Æmillia
(c) Urgulanilla
(d) Calpurnia

12. Livia finds out about Postumus's escape by. . .
(a) reading some letters that Augustus wrote.
(b) grilling Claudius for what he knows about it.
(c) asking the wife of the man who helped Augustus.
(d) torturing one of Augustus's slaves.

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

14. What is a Triumvirate?
(a) A group of three men who rule a government
(b) A type of clothing worn by important statesmen
(c) A celebration that takes place after a war
(d) A chariot that was invented by the Romans

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Germanicus promises Claudius, if he finds evidence that Postumus is innocent, he will. . .

2. Who is Flavius?

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

4. What language does Claudius use to write his autobiography?

5. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do?

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