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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 does Caligula begin to dread after he tortures Brassus?
(a) That he would be assassinated by his guard
(b) That the people would begin to hate him
(c) That Brassus's father would seek revenge
(d) That Jove would smite him for blasphemy
2. The Senator Incitatus was:
(a) Caligula's favorite race horse
(b) Senator Gallus's nephew
(c) The first non-Roman Senator
(d) An actor who made fun of Senators
3. What is Claudius surprised about once Livia is dead?
(a) How much people loved his grandmother
(b) How long it takes the news to reach Tiberius
(c) How much worse Tiberius begins to act
(d) How old her corpse looks on the pyre
4. What does Urgulania tell Claudius about her future?
(a) Her granddaughter will marry the emperor.
(b) She is due to die this year.
(c) She will see Claudius become emperor.
(d) She is going to marry a senator.
5. What disturbs Claudius about Caligula?
(a) Caligula spends too much time with Tiberius.
(b) Caligula likes to watch animals being killed.
(c) Caligula seems to share a secret with Livia.
(d) Caligula spends all his time gambling.
Short Answer Questions
1. What agreement do Ælia and Claudius come to regarding their marriage?
2. Why do the soldiers need a new emperor?
3. Where is Senator Gallus when the Roman Guards come to arrest him?
4. What does Calpurnia ask Claudius for instead of presents?
5. What did Caligula promise Cassius Chærea?
Short Essay Questions
1. What metaphor does Claudius use to describe Tiberius's rule?
2. Why does Livia play up the rivalry between Sejanus and Castor to Tiberius?
3. What does Cassius threaten to do if the other conspirators refuse to go through with the plot?
4. How does Caligula wage war on Neptune?
5. What advice does Calpurnia give Claudius about his position in the palace?
6. What does Claudius hope will happen once Caligula announces his new status as a God?
7. What reason does Livia give for Tiberius making Caligula his successor?
8. How does Antonia discover the plot against Tiberius?
9. What makes Germanicus happy about being appointed to oversee the eastern provinces?
10. What does Caligula tell Livia as she is dying?
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