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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 Claudius receive from Livia?

2. Who speaks at Livia's funeral?

3. What does Livia call Caligula?

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

5. What does Caligula make his sisters do to earn their keep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Caligula manage to ride a horse across the Bay of Baiæ?

2. What reason does Livia give for Tiberius making Caligula his successor?

3. What power does Livia still hold over Tiberius?

4. How does Claudius assist in preparing the case against Piso?

5. Describe some of Caligula's methods for raising money.

6. What does Cassius threaten to do if the other conspirators refuse to go through with the plot?

7. How does the actor, Mnester, prevent a massacre?

8. What letter does Livia read to Tiberius to keep him under control?

9. Why does Agrippina become alienated from Claudius?

10. What metaphor does Claudius use to describe Tiberius's rule?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that addresses the differences (or similarities) between marriage and divorce in Ancient Rome and in our modern world.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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