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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The key to Livia and Augustus's higher cipher was found in the first chapter of. . .
(a) The Iliad.
(b) Ovid's Love Poems.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) Virgil's Æneid.

2. What does Urgulanilla say about Claudius in her will?
(a) He was the only man I ever loved.
(b) He is no fool.
(c) I did not hate him.
(d) He was much nicer than you would think.

3. What does Claudius miss most when he is staying in Carthage?
(a) Germanicus
(b) Calpurnia
(c) Playing dice
(d) Trees

4. What does Castor promise Agrippina that he will do?
(a) Investigate the haunting of the house in Antioch
(b) Stand up to Livilla and get a divorce
(c) Defend Germanicus's children and avenge his death
(d) Speak to Tiberius about the behavior of Piso

5. Where is Germanicus sent after finishing his Consulship?
(a) To the western province of France
(b) To oversee the eastern Roman Provinces
(c) North to the Isle of Britain
(d) Back to command the German frontier

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tiberius adopts Germanicus, Claudius's brother is brought into which family?

2. What does Claudius receive from Livia?

3. What happens to Julilla after Livia exposes her sexual affairs?

4. What distinction does Claudius make between Tiberius and Germanicus?

5. Agrippina asks Tiberius for permission to marry who?

(see the answer key)

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