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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 did Augustus tell Claudius just a month before he died?

2. What project does Livia stop Claudius from completing?

3. With Postumus gone, who is the sole heir to Augustus's crown?

4. What surprises Augustus most about hearing Claudius declaim?

5. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What criticism does Pollio make about Livy?

2. How does Claudius describe Urgulanilla?

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

4. Why is it better for Claudius that Livia thinks he is an idiot?

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

6. Describe the book that Livia writes

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

8. Why does Augustus refuse to eat or drink anything but bread, water, and figs straight from the tree?

9. What does the nobleman predict will happen based on Claudius catching the wolf cub?

10. What three things does Antonia tell Claudius are impossible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Contrast the Roman path to power with the American path. What does it take to be a successful person in Rome compared to what it takes in our country? Are the definitions of success the same in both cultures? If not, how do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

Research a paper about the institution of slavery in Ancient Rome.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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