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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 persuades Claudius to accept the position?
(a) Calpurnia
(b) Messalina
(c) Vitellius
(d) Caesonia

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

3. What book did Tiberius take with him?
(a) Ovid's
(b) An encyclopedia of pornography
(c) A history of Augustus's reign
(d) Livia's book

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

5. What happened to Martina, the chief witness against Piso and Plancina?
(a) She was bribed to perjure herself.
(b) Livia sent her away to an island.
(c) She killed herself in her cell.
(d) She was killed by agents of Sejanus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Caligula raise funds in France?

2. Cassius Chærea was disgusted when Caligula made him:

3. With Tiberius gone, who was left in charge of the Roman Empire?

4. What number did Germanicus consider especially unlucky?

5. What does Sejanus advise Claudius not to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Caligula wage war on Neptune?

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

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

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

5. Who are the three main conspirators in the plot to assassinate Caligula?

6. What does Messalina tell Claudius about becoming emperor?

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

8. How does Sejanus arrange for Claudius's divorce?

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

10. How does Antonia discover the plot against Tiberius?

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