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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What events trigger political unrest in Rome in 5 A.D.?
(a) Earthquakes, floods, and a famine
(b) Several uprisings led by former slaves
(c) The deaths of a dozen popular senators
(d) A series of fires in the poor neighborhoods

2. How do Livia and Urgulania describe the marriage of Claudius and Urgulanilla?
(a) The Camel and the Elephant
(b) The Bookworm and the Boar
(c) The Dove and the Hawk
(d) The Quick and the Dead

3. What does Livia send to her son, Drusus?
(a) Her personal physician
(b) A box filled with poisoned food
(c) A letter, denouncing him
(d) A bag containing golden coins

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

5. Who is Agrippa?
(a) Marcellus's father
(b) Livia's first husband
(c) A longtime friend and advisor to Augustus
(d) Tiberius's first wife

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Claudius's full name?

3. What surprises Augustus most about hearing Claudius declaim?

4. What is the best part of Germanicus's final incursions against the Germans?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is deification?

2. Why does Livia make sure that Claudius is gone while Germanicus is in Rome?

3. Why is it better for Claudius that Livia thinks he is an idiot?

4. Why does Livia target Julilla and her unborn child?

5. What argument does Tiberius use with Germanicus to get him to return to Rome?

6. What praise does Claudius give to his grandmother, Livia?

7. How does Livia get rid of Postumus?

8. What criticism does Pollio make about Livy?

9. How does Germanicus keep the Roman regiments from revolting?

10. What does Livia do to bring Tiberius back to Rome?

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