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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Tiberius take with him?
(a) A history of Augustus's reign
(b) An encyclopedia of pornography
(c) Livia's book
(d) Ovid's

2. What did Augustus tell Claudius just a month before he died?
(a) That he was not interested in being a God
(b) He wanted to give Claudius a public office
(c) That he had decided to free Postumus
(d) That he had made changes to his will

3. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?
(a) He asks an old soldier to deliver a verbal message.
(b) He sends Claudius a book with a hidden message in it.
(c) He hires a prostitute to pass a letter to Claudius.
(d) He encloses a note in a package of fruit.

4. Which senator challenges Tiberius's reluctance to accept power?
(a) Atticus
(b) Cassius
(c) Gallus
(d) Crispus

5. What does Livia demand Claudius do to Urgulanilla's baby?
(a) Expose it on a hillside
(b) Strangle it in the cradle
(c) Adopt it as his own
(d) Sell it into slavery

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author mean when he refers to the regimental Eagle?

2. What does Germanicus tell his soldiers about the German fighters?

3. What does Claudius receive from Livia?

4. What is Claudius actually reading?

5. What does Tiberius tell the senate about Postumus?

(see the answer key)

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