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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XIV, Three Accounts of Claudius' Death & Pumpkinification of Claudius, a Satire in Verse and Prose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is a possible suspect in the first account of Claudius' death?
(a) Nero.
(b) Halotus, his taster.
(c) The cook.
(d) Galba.

2. Who hands Caractacus over to Ostorius?
(a) King of Icenians.
(b) The men of South Wales.
(c) The Belgian tribes.
(d) Queen of the Brigantians.

3. What do the Alexandrians do for Claudius and Messalina?
(a) Mint a coin with both their profiles.
(b) Hold a 3-day festival for their birthdays.
(c) Build them each a gold statue.
(d) Build a temple in their honor.

4. What do Cleopatra and Calpurnia see in Rome that causes them alarm for Claudius?
(a) Messalina and Silius getting married.
(b) Silius speaking suspiciously to the commander of the palace guards.
(c) Vitellius and Messalina committing adultery.
(d) The Senate convening to speak of restoring the republic.

5. What drives Herod from his post as a magistrate?
(a) He is bored and wants to seek more adventures.
(b) He is caught taking bribes.
(c) He insults his uncle at a banquet.
(d) Cypros wants to return to Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gemullus confirm Tiberius' suspicions of treasonous intentions?

2. What ability gains Nero popular admiration?

3. How does Claudius die?

4. Why are the chariots ineffective in the Colchester battle for the Britons?

5. Why does Claudius get angry at the magistrate of Ostia?

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