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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Piso sent to Syria?
(a) To build a new city
(b) To govern the province
(c) To raise more taxes for Rome
(d) To train the troops there

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

3. Who speaks at Livia's funeral?
(a) Claudius
(b) Caligula
(c) Tiberius
(d) Nero

4. What nickname do people use for Claudius?
(a) Claudius the Cautious
(b) Claudius the Idiot
(c) Claudius the Brave
(d) Claudius the Ugly

5. What did Caligula promise Cassius Chærea?
(a) To appoint him as Macro's replacement
(b) To send him back to Germany to fight
(c) To give him an appointment to the Senate
(d) To allow him to retire with honors

Short Answer Questions

1. To avoid conflict with Julia, Tiberius decides to. . .

2. The only three men that Tiberius trusted were Sejanus, Nerva, and. . .

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

4. Who really orders the death of Postumus after Augustus dies?

5. What trick does Caligula use to cheer Tiberius up?

(see the answer key)

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