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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. Augustus believed that no women were allowed at ___________ games.

2. The Temple of ______ Mars is one of Augustus's famous public works.

3. What medical condition does Julius Caesar suffer from?

4. How old was Tiberius when he died?

5. What is struck by lightning on the Ides of March during Gaius's reign?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Claudius never expected to be a Caesar?

2. What measures does Caesar take to win the esteem of kings and other authorities?

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

4. What does Gaius do for the people who were exiled?

5. Who are some of the women Caesar had affairs with?

6. Why do people think Claudius was poisoned?

7. Why does Augustus never invade another country?

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

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

10. What kinds of things did Gaius invent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were so many of the Caesars murdered? Compare and contrast the deaths, causes of deaths, and reasons for the deaths, of at least three different Caesars. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, answer the following question: What role do women have in the lives and reigns of the Caesars?

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book to support your answer, explain why being a priest, or holding priesthoods, was important for the Caesars.

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