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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Tiberius trusted Nerva because of his. . .
(a) honesty.
(b) loyalty.
(c) connections.
(d) age.

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

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

5. Who did Tiberius send to quell the mutinies in the Balkan forces?
(a) Castor
(b) Germanicus
(c) Cassius
(d) Claudius

Short Answer Questions

1. What attitude does Livia take towards Postumus?

2. Who does Claudius fall in love with?

3. What is Claudius's full name?

4. Why does Athenodorus leave Rome?

5. What title does Tiberius refuse to use in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the meaning of the prophecy that the Oracle Sibyl told to Claudius?

2. How does Claudius describe Urgulanilla?

3. Why is Germanicus's support necessary to redeem Postumus in Rome?

4. Why is it better for Claudius that Livia thinks he is an idiot?

5. Describe the book that Livia writes

6. What criticism does Pollio make about Livy?

7. Why does Augustus refuse to eat or drink anything but bread, water, and figs straight from the tree?

8. What does Livia do to bring Tiberius back to Rome?

9. How does Claudius find out that his letters to Germanicus are being intercepted?

10. How does Germanicus keep the Roman regiments from revolting?

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