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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. Claudius brings cool springs into Rome that lead to where?

2. How is Agrippa related to Augustus?

3. In what district does Gaius begin building an aqueduct?

4. When Gaius is short on cash, what does he do?

5. How does a commoner try to kill Claudius?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Claudius do that none of the other Caesars have done before him?

3. What changes does Caesar make to the calendar?

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

5. What kinds of things did Gaius invent?

6. What does Gaius do when he is short on cash?

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

8. What does Augustus say when the people and Senate agree to give him the title, " Father of the Country?"

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

10. What dream does Gaius have the night before his murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the book to support your answer: explain the role of the military in choosing a new Caesar and in the reign of a Caesar.

Essay Topic 2

"I came, I saw, I conquered," is Julius Caesar's famous saying. How does that saying represent his time as Caesar? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the titles given to the various Caesars started with "Father." Why is this important? Use examples from the book in support of your answer.

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