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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name all of Julia's husbands.
(a) Agrippa and Tiberius
(b) Agrippa, Tiberius, and Drusus
(c) Marcellus and Drusus
(d) Marcellus, Agrippa, and Tiberius

2. What does Livia send to her son, Drusus?
(a) A letter, denouncing him
(b) Her personal physician
(c) A bag containing golden coins
(d) A box filled with poisoned food

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

4. What surprises Augustus most about hearing Claudius declaim?
(a) Claudius does not stammer.
(b) The speech goes on for two hours.
(c) The large audience loves Claudius.
(d) Claudius is standing straighter.

5. What title does Tiberius refuse on Livia's behalf?
(a) Empress
(b) Mother of the Country
(c) High Priestess to Augustus
(d) Dowager

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Livia compare Claudius to?

2. Why does Claudius become engaged to Urgulanilla?

3. How do Livia and Urgulania describe the marriage of Claudius and Urgulanilla?

4. Who did Tiberius send to quell the mutinies in the Balkan forces?

5. How long has Augustus ruled Rome?

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