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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 does Actë engage to replace herself as Claudius's mistress?
(a) Calpurnia
(b) Æmillia
(c) Urgulanilla
(d) Agrippanilla
2. Who is assumed to become Augustus's successor when he dies?
(a) Tiberius
(b) Germanicus
(c) Castor
(d) Postumus
3. How does Caligula leave the soldier's camp?
(a) Screaming and crying
(b) Riding on Cassius's back
(c) Singing a jaunty march
(d) In his mother's arms
4. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?
(a) The selfishness and laziness of bachelorhood
(b) The fact that everyone is related to each other
(c) The lack of priests to perform the ceremonies
(d) The ease of getting divorces for political reasons
5. What is Pollio's profession?
(a) Historian
(b) General
(c) Philosopher
(d) Statesman
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Pollio and Livy argue about?
2. What omen is cited by Tiberius to show that Augustus should become a God?
3. Which senator challenges Tiberius's reluctance to accept power?
4. What was the amount of time the Roman soldiers wanted to serve before being discharged?
5. What does Augustus do when he discovers that Julia is having sexual affairs?
Short Essay Questions
1. What praise does Claudius give to his grandmother, Livia?
2. Why does Claudius wait until Germanicus returns to Rome to tell him that Postumus was innocent?
3. How does Claudius investigate Pollio's charge that Livia murdered his father?
4. Why does Tiberius need Livia's help in running the government?
5. How is Claudius related to Augustus Caesar?
6. Why does Augustus refuse to eat or drink anything but bread, water, and figs straight from the tree?
7. What argument does Tiberius use with Germanicus to get him to return to Rome?
8. Describe the book that Livia writes
9. What book does Claudius write after finishing his history on Augustus's religious reforms?
10. Why does Germanicus send his wife Agrippina, back to Rome?
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