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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who persuades Claudius to accept the position?
(a) Vitellius
(b) Caesonia
(c) Messalina
(d) Calpurnia
2. Whom does Sejanus arrange for Claudius to marry?
(a) His former wife, Apicata
(b) A friend of his named Paulina
(c) His daughter, Julilla
(d) His step-sister, Ælia
3. What finally happens to Plancina?
(a) She kills herself by taking poison.
(b) She is acquitted of murdering Germanicus.
(c) She returns to Syria and marries the new governor.
(d) She is invited to dinner by Livia and poisoned.
4. What, according to Sejanus, is the Leek Green Party?
(a) A secret group of skilled assassins
(b) An event to which Tiberius was not invited
(c) Livia's network of senator's wives
(d) A political faction led by Agrippina
5. Why is Piso sent to Syria?
(a) To build a new city
(b) To raise more taxes for Rome
(c) To train the troops there
(d) To govern the province
6. Cassius Chærea was disgusted when Caligula made him:
(a) Get married to a young boy.
(b) Kill a batch of puppies.
(c) Torture a young noble woman.
(d) Play horsie for Drusilla.
7. Why do the soldiers need a new emperor?
(a) To keep expanding Roman territory
(b) To placate the German bodyguards
(c) To keep the people of Rome happy
(d) To make sure they get paid
8. What does Livia beg Claudius to do for her?
(a) Protect her great-grandchildren
(b) Tell the true history of Rome
(c) Make sure she is deified
(d) Restore the Republic
9. How does the Senate react to Tiberius's denouncement of Agrippina and Nero?
(a) They rise up and refuse to accept it.
(b) They are shocked into silence.
(c) They immediately order punishment.
(d) They hold a long debate on the issue.
10. What does Urgulanilla say about Claudius in her will?
(a) He is no fool.
(b) He was the only man I ever loved.
(c) He was much nicer than you would think.
(d) I did not hate him.
11. What does Livia tell Claudius about himself?
(a) That he is going to become a God
(b) That he is going to conquer Britain
(c) That he is going to avenge Caligula's death
(d) That he is going to kill Tiberius
12. Who does Caligula marry Claudius to?
(a) Messalina
(b) Calpurnia
(c) Ganymede
(d) Agrippinilla
13. What does Castor promise Agrippina that he will do?
(a) Speak to Tiberius about the behavior of Piso
(b) Defend Germanicus's children and avenge his death
(c) Stand up to Livilla and get a divorce
(d) Investigate the haunting of the house in Antioch
14. What does Germanicus fear Plancina is doing?
(a) Stealing money from the treasury
(b) Practicing witchcraft against him
(c) Undermining Agrippina's authority
(d) Corrupting his children's discipline
15. What does Antonia do after speaking to Caligula about Gemellus's death?
(a) Speak to the Senate
(b) Commit suicide
(c) Sell her furniture
(d) Write to Claudius
Short Answer Questions
1. Caligula made all the palace men shave their heads because:
2. Why is Egypt so important to Rome?
3. Where did Tiberius live once he left Rome?
4. What agreement do Ælia and Claudius come to regarding their marriage?
5. Why was Claudius summoned to the Hall of Justice late one night?
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