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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Julius marry after becoming a praetor?
(a) Calpurnia.
(b) Callipso.
(c) Callilly.
(d) Callidde.

2. Who is Augustus's first wife?
(a) Castillo.
(b) Cara.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Celenia.

3. What lake does Claudius drain during his reign?
(a) Florintine Lake.
(b) Ranncus Lake.
(c) Tuscine Lake.
(d) Fucine Lake.

4. Augustus sends Tiberius to pacify what area?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) Persia.
(d) Spain.

5. Who murders Pompey when he flees Rome?
(a) Emperor Ptolemy XIII.
(b) Priest Ptolemy XIII.
(c) King Ptolemy XIII.
(d) Counselor Ptolemy XIII.

6. What word describes Augustus's fiscal behavior?
(a) Unrestrained.
(b) Expansive.
(c) Send-thrift.
(d) Frugal.

7. Where does Tiberius retire after his son dies?
(a) Oceania.
(b) Sicilia.
(c) Campania.
(d) Coste del Mar.

8. In the Pontic triumph, what carried the slogan "I came, I saw, I conquered?"
(a) A chariot.
(b) A shield.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A horse blanket.

9. What theatre does Gaius complete construction on?
(a) Antony's Theatre.
(b) Maximus' Theatre.
(c) Drusilla's Theatre.
(d) Pompey's Theatre.

10. What type of illness might account for Gaius's overconfidence and severe insecurities?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Bi-polar disorder.
(c) Depression.
(d) Instability.

11. Why does Augustus banish his daughter?
(a) She stole money from the treasury.
(b) She indulged in vices.
(c) She married someone he didn't approve of.
(d) She didn't have any sons.

12. What triumph was Caesar celebrating when Augustus got his military decorations?
(a) Spanish triumph.
(b) Arabian triumph.
(c) Africa triumph.
(d) Germanic triumph.

13. When the news reaches Rome that Tiberius has died, what happens in Rome?
(a) A week of mourning.
(b) A riot.
(c) A lot of speeches.
(d) A great celebration.

14. What is struck by lightning on the Ides of March during Gaius's reign?
(a) The Capitol at Rome.
(b) The Capitol at Italia.
(c) The Capitol at Tuscany.
(d) The Capitol at Capua.

15. After his retirement, when he attempts to return to Rome a second time, a soothsayer says there is what waiting for Tiberius in Rome?
(a) An assassin.
(b) Lots of work.
(c) A disaster.
(d) A mob.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augustus deliver his speeches?

2. When Tiberius retires from the public eye, he makes the young men and women dress up as what?

3. What title do the people want--and the Senate agrees-- to give Augustus?

4. What is the name of Tiberius's brother?

5. When someone is found guilty of a shocking crime, what or where does Claudius condemn them to?

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