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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. The key to Livia and Augustus's higher cipher was found in the first chapter of. . .

2. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?

3. What do the eagles drop into Claudius's gown?

4. Claudius is the biological grandson of:

5. According to Claudius, how many Germans for each Roman soldier killed in the battles?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claudius find out that his letters to Germanicus are being intercepted?

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

3. How does Livia get rid of Postumus?

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

5. What does Livia do to bring Tiberius back to Rome?

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

7. What argument does Tiberius use with Germanicus to get him to return to Rome?

8. How does Claudius describe Urgulanilla?

9. Why is Rome so vulnerable to attack by the German forces after Varus dies?

10. What book does Claudius write after finishing his history on Augustus's religious reforms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Livia was the most powerful woman of her time in Ancient Rome. But only because she was willing to commit crimes and manipulate those men who held political power. Would Livia have made the same choices in a system where she could rule directly, without a husband or son?

Essay Topic 2

George Washington has often been compared to Augustus Caesar. Make a comparison of the two historical figures. How were they similar and how were they different?

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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