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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. What does Pollio bet Livy that Claudius is reading?

2. Who is assumed to become Augustus's successor when he dies?

3. What does the name "Caligula" mean?

4. What is a Triumvirate?

5. Who does Claudius fall in love with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Livia get rid of Postumus?

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

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

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

6. How does Tiberius react to Germanicus's loyal quelling of the troop revolts?

7. How does Claudius describe Urgulanilla?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about the role of prophecy in the Roman religion.

Essay Topic 2

How different was the Roman army to our military? Write an essay comparing the two.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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