I, Claudius Test | Final Test - Easy

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I, Claudius Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Caligula marry Claudius to?
(a) Messalina
(b) Agrippinilla
(c) Ganymede
(d) Calpurnia

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

3. Why is Piso sent to Syria?
(a) To govern the province
(b) To raise more taxes for Rome
(c) To build a new city
(d) To train the troops there

4. In a speech about Tiberius to the Senate, Caligula:
(a) Executes a Senator for coughing
(b) Calls them cowards and traitors
(c) Pleads for forgiveness from Tiberius
(d) Declares Tiberius to be a God

5. What does Urgulanilla say about Claudius in her will?
(a) He was much nicer than you would think.
(b) He was the only man I ever loved.
(c) I did not hate him.
(d) He is no fool.

6. Whom does Sejanus arrange for Claudius to marry?
(a) His former wife, Apicata
(b) His daughter, Julilla
(c) A friend of his named Paulina
(d) His step-sister, Ælia

7. What does Urgulania tell Claudius about her future?
(a) She is due to die this year.
(b) Her granddaughter will marry the emperor.
(c) She will see Claudius become emperor.
(d) She is going to marry a senator.

8. Why is Egypt so important to Rome?
(a) It is a good source of marble.
(b) Most of the troops come from Egypt.
(c) It supplies Rome with corn.
(d) The largest library in the world is there.

9. Why did neither Tiberius or Livia attend the Roman funeral for Germanicus?
(a) They were too grief-stricken by his death.
(b) They were busy reviewing the annual tax records.
(c) They would have been attacked by the people there.
(d) They did not want to encounter his wife, Agrippina.

10. What was the outcome of Senator Gallus's trial?
(a) He was found innocent of all charges.
(b) He died before the trial was held.
(c) He was found guilty of corruption.
(d) He was found guilty of treason.

11. What were the spoils of Caligula's war on Neptune?
(a) Lobsters and jellyfish
(b) Cartloads of seaweed
(c) Boxes of seashells
(d) Ropes of black pearls

12. Why did Tiberius allow Agrippina to remain alive and free?
(a) He still had warm feelings for Germanicus.
(b) He was hoping she would consent to marry him.
(c) She was still under Livia's protection.
(d) She was the mother of his grandchildren.

13. Who wrote most of the satiric songs and poems about Tiberius?
(a) Claudius
(b) Agrippina
(c) Livia
(d) Castor

14. What does Livia ask Plancina to do?
(a) Persuade Piso to kill himself before the trial ends
(b) To leave Rome and return to Syria after Piso's death
(c) Use her witchcraft to kill Agrippina and her children
(d) Get the incriminating letter that Livia wrote to Piso

15. How did Antonia die?
(a) She threw herself off a cliff.
(b) She drank poison in her wine.
(c) She stabbed herself with a dagger.
(d) She starved herself to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Germanicus sent after finishing his Consulship?

2. How does Tiberius propose rewarding Sejanus for breaking the Leek Green party?

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

4. Which crime did Caligula reinstate as a capital crime?

5. Cassius Chærea was disgusted when Caligula made him:

(see the answer keys)

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