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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. What agreement do Ælia and Claudius come to regarding their marriage?
(a) That they will survive Tiberius
(b) That they will live together
(c) That they will divorce in two years
(d) That they will not have sex with each other

2. Where do the looting soldiers find Claudius?
(a) Reading books in a library
(b) Taking a bath in his rooms
(c) Hiding behind a curtain
(d) Eating luncheon in the Palace

3. What did the oracle at the Temple of Fortune tell Caligula?
(a) Beware of Cassius.
(b) Do not perform in public.
(c) Fear the Tiger!
(d) You will be safe in Eqypt.

4. What does Tiberius do after Livia shames him?
(a) He cultivates a friendship with Agrippina.
(b) He leaves Rome on the advice of Sejanus.
(c) He begs her to stop persecuting him.
(d) He accuses her of murdering Postumus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a speech about Tiberius to the Senate, Caligula:

2. Who is Claudius surprised to find in his bedroom?

3. What does Caligula make his sisters do to earn their keep?

4. Caligula made all the palace men shave their heads because:

5. Why was Claudius summoned to the Hall of Justice late one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Calpurnia help Claudius avoid being tried for treason during Caligula's reign?

2. How does Caligula manage to ride a horse across the Bay of Baiæ?

3. Why does Claudius advise Agrippina to make friends with Nerva and Vipsania?

4. Who does Germanicus accuse of murdering him?

5. What does Caligula tell Livia as she is dying?

6. Why does Agrippina become alienated from Claudius?

7. Describe some of Caligula's methods for raising money.

8. How does the actor, Mnester, prevent a massacre?

9. What happens as a result of Caligula's illness?

10. Why does Livia play up the rivalry between Sejanus and Castor to Tiberius?

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