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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XII, ch. 29-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What act does Caligula attempt that angers many Jews?
(a) Erecting statues of Jesus in public squares in Jerusalem.
(b) Banishing all Jewish holiday celebrations.
(c) Burning down all the synagogues.
(d) Erecting a statue of himself in the Holy of Holies.

2. How does Herod surprise Claudius concerning money?
(a) Herod gives it to Aristobulus.
(b) Herod repays his debt to Claudius before it is due.
(c) Herod gives his money to charity when he profits from investments.
(d) Herod uses it to educate his children.

3. What plague occurs the year Claudius and Agrippinilla marry?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Lice.
(c) Vipers.
(d) Rats.

4. Why are the chariots ineffective in the Colchester battle for the Britons?
(a) The grounds are too swampy for the wheels.
(b) The battle grounds are too tight.
(c) The elephants are too strong for the chariots.
(d) The horses are deterred by the camel smell.

5. To whom does Aristobulus trust his money to invest?
(a) Antonia.
(b) Tiberius.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Flaccus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Silas react to news that Herod is dying?

2. What does the triumph symbolize to Claudius?

3. How does Claudius determine how the public truly feels about him?

4. What do the Alexandrians offer to build in honor of Claudius that most excites him?

5. Who does Claudius believe is the commissioner of the gold and silver chariot?

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