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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. Caligula amuses the populace by using what class of people as sword-fighters?

2. What does Claudius suspect happened to Drusilla?

3. Who warns Claudius about the draining of the treasury?

4. What trick does Caligula use to cheer Tiberius up?

5. What number did Germanicus consider especially unlucky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What power does Livia still hold over Tiberius?

2. How does Claudius save the lives of the three noblemen who accompany him to Lyons?

3. How does Calpurnia help Claudius avoid being tried for treason during Caligula's reign?

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

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

6. How does Antonia discover the plot against Tiberius?

7. What happens as a result of Caligula's illness?

8. What does Claudius hope will happen once Caligula announces his new status as a God?

9. How does a lizard foretell Tiberius's death?

10. Why does Agrippina become alienated from Claudius?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was military life like back in Ancient Rome. Research and write a paper about the typical life of a Roman soldier.

Essay Topic 2

Contrast the Ancient Roman concept of life, death, and afterlife with our modern concepts.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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