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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Germanicus ask Claudius to do?
(a) Secretly send him two hundred thousand gold coins
(b) Forge a letter from Tiberius and send it by courier
(c) Steal money from the public purse to pay the soldiers
(d) Speak to Tiberius on behalf of the regiments

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

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

4. What does the name "Caligula" mean?
(a) Little General
(b) Little Emperor
(c) Little Boots
(d) Little Dancer

5. What is a Triumvirate?
(a) A group of three men who rule a government
(b) A type of clothing worn by important statesmen
(c) A celebration that takes place after a war
(d) A chariot that was invented by the Romans

6. Who does Claudius fall in love with?
(a) Aemilia
(b) Agrippina
(c) Camilla
(d) Julilla

7. Who rules Rome after the death of Mark Antony?
(a) Nero
(b) Augustus Caesar
(c) Claudius
(d) Pompey

8. What honor does Livia create for Urgulania?
(a) Chief Priestess to Diana
(b) First Daughter of Rome
(c) Second Wife of the Emperor
(d) Mother Confessor for the Vestals

9. What is Claudius actually reading?
(a) One of Pollio's books
(b) A letter from his brother
(c) Livia's book
(d) One of Livy's books

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

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

12. The senator Haterius was known for his skill in:
(a) Flattery
(b) Insults
(c) Parody
(d) Eloquence

13. Who accuses Postumus of trying to rape her?
(a) Only Livilla
(b) Livilla and Julilla
(c) Both Livilla and Æmillia
(d) Æmillia and Urgulanilla

14. What is Claudius's full name?
(a) Tiberius Claudius Nero Drusus Caesar
(b) Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
(c) Tiberius Claudius
(d) Tiberius Claudius Germanicus

15. How does Antonia regard her son, Claudius?
(a) She favors him.
(b) She despises him.
(c) She disowns him.
(d) She dotes on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tiberius trusted Nerva because of his. . .

2. Sejanus persuaded Tiberius to. . .

3. Who does Claudius blame for the mistakes that led to a Germanic uprising?

4. What does Pollio bet Livy that Claudius is reading?

5. What really happened to Postumus?

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