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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, according to Claudius, was a great turning point in Tiberius's reign?
(a) The retirement to Capri
(b) The Senate honoring Sejanus
(c) Sejanus banishing Nero
(d) The death of Livia
2. Why did Tiberius not visit his son, Castor, before Castor's death?
(a) Thrasyllus warned him against making any trips that week.
(b) He thought Castor was making up the illness to get sympathy.
(c) Livia told him that it would look bad if he favored his son.
(d) Sejanus warned him that it might be a trap to assassinate him.
3. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?
(a) Her brother-in-law, Claudius
(b) Tiberius's adviser, Sejanus
(c) The honored general, Blæasus
(d) Tiberius's mocker, Gallus
4. Who is Claudius surprised to find in his bedroom?
(a) His brother's wife
(b) His nephew, Caligula
(c) A hired assassin
(d) His wife, Urgulanilla
5. What finally happens to Tiberius's body?
(a) It is burned on the Mars Field with honors.
(b) It is thrown into the Tiber like a criminal.
(c) It is left to rot on the Island of Capri.
(d) It is half-burned in the town of Atilla.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do the soldiers need a new emperor?
2. What happened to Martina, the chief witness against Piso and Plancina?
3. Where do the looting soldiers find Claudius?
4. What trick does Caligula use to cheer Tiberius up?
5. Claudius's nickname of "Teruncius" translates to:
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Caligula wage war on Neptune?
2. How does Antonia discover the plot against Tiberius?
3. How does Calpurnia help Claudius avoid being tried for treason during Caligula's reign?
4. How does Caligula manage to ride a horse across the Bay of Baiæ?
5. What does Cassius threaten to do if the other conspirators refuse to go through with the plot?
6. How does a lizard foretell Tiberius's death?
7. Why does Livia play up the rivalry between Sejanus and Castor to Tiberius?
8. What happens as a result of Caligula's illness?
9. Why does Agrippina become alienated from Claudius?
10. What power does Livia still hold over Tiberius?
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