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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Livia refuse to do in the same room as Claudius?
(a) Read a book
(b) Go to sleep
(c) Listen to him talk
(d) Eat a meal

2. What does Augustus blame for the low marriage rate in Rome?
(a) The fact that everyone is related to each other
(b) The lack of priests to perform the ceremonies
(c) The selfishness and laziness of bachelorhood
(d) The ease of getting divorces for political reasons

3. What is Pollio's profession?
(a) General
(b) Historian
(c) Statesman
(d) Philosopher

4. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?
(a) Augustus asks him to marry her
(b) As a favor to Livia's friend
(c) It gives him more political status
(d) He falls in love with her

5. Who is Agrippa?
(a) Livia's first husband
(b) A longtime friend and advisor to Augustus
(c) Tiberius's first wife
(d) Marcellus's father

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Claudius meet Assinius Pollio?

3. What language does Claudius use to write his autobiography?

4. What does Claudius think is the reason for the low marriage rate?

5. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?

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