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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Claudius give to his mother for selling his property?
(a) He says that he needed to pay off gambling debts.
(b) He says that Livilla had asked him for some money.
(c) He says that he is getting a divorce from Urgulanilla.
(d) He pretends that he wanted to buy a new house.

2. What happens to Julilla after Livia exposes her sexual affairs?
(a) She joins the Vestals.
(b) She marries Claudius.
(c) She is banished.
(d) She is sentenced to death.

3. Why was Postumus not arrested at Ostia?
(a) He was disguised as a sailor and slipped into the crowd.
(b) The people of Ostia turned on the guards and beat them.
(c) The crowd was too large for the officers to challenge.
(d) He was unable to land in the harbor because of bad weather.

4. What bad luck befalls Germanicus right after his successful battles?
(a) His treasonous letters to Claudius are intercepted by Livia.
(b) He receives word that his eldest son has died suddenly.
(c) He loses two regiments in a surprise attack by the Germans.
(d) His entire transport fleet of soldiers is scattered in a storm.

5. When Tiberius adopts Germanicus, Claudius's brother is brought into which family?
(a) The Claudian Family
(b) The Tiberian Family
(c) The Julian Family
(d) The Drusillan Family

Short Answer Questions

1. Which senator challenges Tiberius's reluctance to accept power?

2. Why does Claudius become his mother's guardian?

3. Why does Athenodorus leave Rome?

4. Who kills the German soldier who offered to fight "any Roman?"

5. What happened to Martina, the chief witness against Piso and Plancina?

(see the answer key)

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