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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 do the soldiers need a new emperor?
(a) To make sure they get paid
(b) To keep the people of Rome happy
(c) To placate the German bodyguards
(d) To keep expanding Roman territory

2. What does Caligula make his sisters do to earn their keep?
(a) Make tapestries and pots to sell
(b) Go out begging on the streets
(c) Prostitute themselves to wealthy noblemen
(d) Sing and dance at the theater

3. What finally happens to Plancina?
(a) She kills herself by taking poison.
(b) She is invited to dinner by Livia and poisoned.
(c) She returns to Syria and marries the new governor.
(d) She is acquitted of murdering Germanicus.

4. Caligula amuses the populace by using what class of people as sword-fighters?
(a) Former Senators and their wives
(b) People who cannot pay their debts
(c) Prisoners of war from Germany
(d) Hostages from foreign lands

5. What does Claudius say about Nero, Germanicus's eldest son?
(a) He was the only really good child of Germanicus.
(b) He was prone to moods and easily corrupted.
(c) He was not as smart as people thought he was.
(d) He was the only child to show polite behavior.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who persuades Claudius to accept the position?

3. What does Livia tell Claudius about himself?

4. Why does Claudius not want to be emperor?

5. What does Germanicus fear Plancina is doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Caligula wage war on Neptune?

2. How does Antonia discover the plot against Tiberius?

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

4. Why does Agrippina become alienated from Claudius?

5. What makes Germanicus happy about being appointed to oversee the eastern provinces?

6. What power does Livia still hold over Tiberius?

7. What advice does Calpurnia give Claudius about his position in the palace?

8. What letter does Livia read to Tiberius to keep him under control?

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

10. What does Messalina tell Claudius about becoming emperor?

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