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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Tiberius's brother?
(a) Galusas.
(b) Thrusas.
(c) Drusas.
(d) Franusas.

2. Augustus believed that no women were allowed at ___________ games.
(a) Olympic.
(b) Naval.
(c) Gladiatorial.
(d) War.

3. What title does Tiberius decline to be called?
(a) Priest.
(b) Consul.
(c) High Priest.
(d) Imperator.

4. How much gold, per guard, does Claudius give when his guards pledge allegiance to him?
(a) 50 gold pieces.
(b) 100 gold pieces.
(c) 75 gold pieces.
(d) 150 gold pieces.

5. What is the name of Julius' brother who was exiled by Sulla?
(a) Lucius Callan.
(b) Lucius Serranto.
(c) Lucius Cinna.
(d) Lucius Serra.

Short Answer Questions

1. When bad weather causes a grain shortage, where does the mob pelt and curse Claudius?

2. After the attempts on Claudius' life, how long does the civil war last?

3. After his retirement, when he attempts to return to Rome a second time, a soothsayer says there is what waiting for Tiberius in Rome?

4. What medical condition does Gaius suffer from?

5. How many children does Claudius have by all his wives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucius Domitius want to remove Caesar from governing Gaul?

2. What does Claudius do if someone is found guilty of a really shocking crime?

3. Why does Gaius never sleep for more than three hours a night?

4. When someone predicts that Claudius will be Emperor one day, what is his sister's response?

5. Who does Tiberius let ravage the Roman Empire?

6. What does Augustus do when Caesar goes to fight Pompey's sons in Spain?

7. What things does Tiberius neglect when he returns to Caprae from Campania?

8. Why does Augustus never invade another country?

9. What kinds of things did Gaius invent?

10. How does Gaius get the surname of Caligula?

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