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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?

2. What title does Tiberius refuse on Livia's behalf?

3. When does Tiberius repay Germanicus for the gold coins he gave to the soldiers?

4. What is a Triumvirate?

5. Who was the Crocodile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What praise does Claudius give to his grandmother, Livia?

2. How does Claudius describe his father's relationship to his troops?

3. What criticism does Pollio make about Livy?

4. How is Claudius related to Augustus Caesar?

5. Why does Livia make sure that Claudius is gone while Germanicus is in Rome?

6. Why does Germanicus send his wife Agrippina, back to Rome?

7. Why does Claudius wait until Germanicus returns to Rome to tell him that Postumus was innocent?

8. What does Pollio imply about the death of Claudius's grandfather?

9. Why is Germanicus's support necessary to redeem Postumus in Rome?

10. How does Claudius feel about his son, Drusillus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Claudius survive, when all his other relatives perish? Write an essay that explains his longevity.

Essay Topic 2

Claudius divides his family into "good" Claudians and "bad" Claudians. What drove the "bad" Claudians? Write a paper addressing the question: Did madness run in the Claudian family?

Essay Topic 3

Is this novel simply an entertaining story, or are there parallels to our modern world? Write an essay identifying and analyzing any parallels you can find, whether social, political, or moral, to our modern world.

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