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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tiberius live once he left Rome?
(a) In a villa in Pompeii
(b) In the city of Capua
(c) On the island of Capri
(d) In the town of Lyons

2. What does Claudius shout when he is told about Augustus's death?
(a) Long live the Republic!
(b) Poison is Queen!
(c) Poor Postumus!
(d) That's it! I'm a dead man!

3. What does Livia demand Tiberius to do with the letter from his brother, Drusus?
(a) Throw it into the fire
(b) Send it to Augustus
(c) Send it back unread
(d) Read it aloud immediately

4. What happened to Martina, the chief witness against Piso and Plancina?
(a) She killed herself in her cell.
(b) Livia sent her away to an island.
(c) She was bribed to perjure herself.
(d) She was killed by agents of Sejanus.

5. With Tiberius gone, who was left in charge of the Roman Empire?
(a) Nero
(b) Caligula
(c) Livia
(d) Sejanus

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Postumus send word to Claudius that he is alive?

2. Whom does Sejanus arrange for Claudius to marry?

3. What does Sejanus advise Claudius not to do?

4. Name all of Julia's husbands.

5. With Postumus gone, who is the sole heir to Augustus's crown?

(see the answer key)

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