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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. Why is Piso sent to Syria?
(a) To build a new city
(b) To govern the province
(c) To raise more taxes for Rome
(d) To train the troops there
2. What did Caligula promise Cassius Chærea?
(a) To appoint him as Macro's replacement
(b) To allow him to retire with honors
(c) To send him back to Germany to fight
(d) To give him an appointment to the Senate
3. What was the biggest obstacle to the plot to assassinate Caligula?
(a) Most of the people in Rome still loved Caligula.
(b) No one was sure if Caligula was mortal or immortal.
(c) The German bodyguards were fanatically devoted to him.
(d) Caligula had a strong network of spies in the palace.
4. What condition does Claudius demand of Livia?
(a) That she help him to divorce his new wife
(b) That she keep Tiberius in check by opposing him
(c) That she promise to continue protecting Agrippina
(d) That she tell him the truth about her crimes
5. How did Afer escape death when he was tried by Caligula for treason?
(a) He left town before the trial started.
(b) He bribed Caligula to deliver a non-guilty verdict.
(c) He flattered Caligula on his oratorical style.
(d) He offered to let Caligula sleep with his wife.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do the looting soldiers find Claudius?
2. What thought does Claudius comfort himself with as he is made emperor?
3. Why is Egypt so important to Rome?
4. Who speaks at Livia's funeral?
5. What does Claudius miss most when he is staying in Carthage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens as a result of Caligula's illness?
2. Why does Claudius advise Agrippina to make friends with Nerva and Vipsania?
3. What does Claudius hope will happen once Caligula announces his new status as a God?
4. What power does Livia still hold over Tiberius?
5. What does Cassius threaten to do if the other conspirators refuse to go through with the plot?
6. How does Caligula wage war on Neptune?
7. What makes Germanicus happy about being appointed to oversee the eastern provinces?
8. Why is Livia so insistent on becoming a Goddess?
9. Who does Germanicus accuse of murdering him?
10. How does Sejanus arrange for Claudius's divorce?
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