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

2. 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

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

4. Which crime did Caligula reinstate as a capital crime?
(a) Embezzling
(b) Tax Evasion
(c) Treason
(d) Adultery

5. Why did Tiberius not visit his son, Castor, before Castor's death?
(a) Livia told him that it would look bad if he favored his son.
(b) Sejanus warned him that it might be a trap to assassinate him.
(c) Thrasyllus warned him against making any trips that week.
(d) He thought Castor was making up the illness to get sympathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?

2. Where did Tiberius live once he left Rome?

3. Why is Egypt so important to Rome?

4. What finally happens to Plancina?

5. What finally happens to Tiberius's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Caligula wage war on Neptune?

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

3. Who does Germanicus accuse of murdering him?

4. What metaphor does Claudius use to describe Tiberius's rule?

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

6. How does Tiberius get rid of Sejanus?

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

8. What power does Livia still hold over Tiberius?

9. Who are the only male Claudians left by the time Tiberius dies?

10. What reason does Livia give for Tiberius making Caligula his successor?

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