2. Why does Claudius not want to be emperor?
(a) He fears that he will be killed.
(b) He wants Rome to be a republic.
(c) He just wants to live quietly.
(d) He knows that he will abuse the position.

3. Where did Tiberius live once he left Rome?
(a) On the island of Capri
(b) In the city of Capua
(c) In a villa in Pompeii
(d) In the town of Lyons

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

5. What does Claudius miss most when he is staying in Carthage?
(a) Calpurnia
(b) Germanicus
(c) Playing dice
(d) Trees

6. What thought does Claudius comfort himself with as he is made emperor?
(a) That people will finally want to read his books
(b) That he will be able to restore the Republic soon
(c) That he was able to save his wife and young son
(d) That Livia was right about him after all

7. What does Livia call Caligula?
(a) A monster
(b) Very handsome
(c) A sweetheart
(d) An artist

8. Which two people did Claudius advise Agrippina to cultivate as friends?
(a) Nerva and Vispania
(b) Sejanus and Thrasyllus
(c) Sejanus and Livia
(d) Nerva and Thrasyllus

9. Why does Caligula start to become unpopular?
(a) He stops holding games to punish the citizens for booing.
(b) He pushes hundreds of people into the water to drown.
(c) He orders so many holidays that no work can get done.
(d) He begins ordering everyone to wear the color green.

10. 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

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

12. How does Tiberius lose his friend, Nerva?
(a) Nerva is killed by Caligula.
(b) Nerva asks to go back to Rome.
(c) Nerva simply stops eating one day.
(d) Nerva learns the truth about Tiberius.

13. What finally happens to Plancina?
(a) She is invited to dinner by Livia and poisoned.
(b) She is acquitted of murdering Germanicus.
(c) She returns to Syria and marries the new governor.
(d) She kills herself by taking poison.

14. What trick does Caligula use to cheer Tiberius up?
(a) He tells Tiberius about some new sexual practice.
(b) He tells Tiberius bawdy stories from the solider camps.
(c) He presents Tiberius with another virgin to violate.
(d) He suggests some new person Tiberius can execute.

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