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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piso give Tiberius at his trial?
(a) A bundle of letters that Tiberius wrote to him
(b) A book that he says was Germanicus's personal journal
(c) A gift that he claimed was from the people of Syria
(d) A small, wrapped package about the size of a good-luck charm

2. What book did Tiberius take with him?
(a) Livia's book
(b) Ovid's
(c) A history of Augustus's reign
(d) An encyclopedia of pornography

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

4. How old is Caligula when he becomes emperor?
(a) Twenty-five years old
(b) Thirty years old
(c) Thirty-five years old
(d) Twenty years old

5. Why was Claudius summoned to the Hall of Justice late one night?
(a) To be sentenced to death
(b) To go over Livia's records
(c) To judge a trial against Jove
(d) To watch Caligula dance

6. With Tiberius gone, who was left in charge of the Roman Empire?
(a) Livia
(b) Caligula
(c) Nero
(d) Sejanus

7. What does Livia ask Plancina to do?
(a) Use her witchcraft to kill Agrippina and her children
(b) To leave Rome and return to Syria after Piso's death
(c) Get the incriminating letter that Livia wrote to Piso
(d) Persuade Piso to kill himself before the trial ends

8. What does Antonia do after speaking to Caligula about Gemellus's death?
(a) Sell her furniture
(b) Commit suicide
(c) Speak to the Senate
(d) Write to Claudius

9. How does the Senate react to Tiberius's denouncement of Agrippina and Nero?
(a) They hold a long debate on the issue.
(b) They immediately order punishment.
(c) They are shocked into silence.
(d) They rise up and refuse to accept it.

10. What number did Germanicus consider especially unlucky?
(a) Thirteen
(b) Twenty-five
(c) Three
(d) Seven

11. What, according to Sejanus, is the Leek Green Party?
(a) Livia's network of senator's wives
(b) A secret group of skilled assassins
(c) An event to which Tiberius was not invited
(d) A political faction led by Agrippina

12. What does Livia do to embarrass Tiberius?
(a) Denounces him in front of the Senate
(b) Publishes his love letters to Vispania
(c) Hires an actor to caracature him in public
(d) Gives a public reading of Augustus's letters

13. How does Tiberius propose rewarding Sejanus for breaking the Leek Green party?
(a) Marrying him to Livilla's daughter
(b) Giving him a large pension
(c) Marrying him to Livilla
(d) Naming him his successor

14. What class of people did Augustus especially distrust?
(a) Traitors
(b) Informers
(c) Generals
(d) Senators

15. What, according to Claudius, was a great turning point in Tiberius's reign?
(a) The retirement to Capri
(b) Sejanus banishing Nero
(c) The death of Livia
(d) The Senate honoring Sejanus

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tiberius allow Agrippina to remain alive and free?

2. What does Urgulania tell Claudius about her future?

3. Who is Claudius surprised to find in his bedroom?

4. What does Antonia say that Caligula did to Drusilla?

5. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?

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