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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Urgulanilla say about Claudius in her will?

2. What does Claudius suspect happened to Drusilla?

3. What class of people did Augustus especially distrust?

4. Which two people did Claudius advise Agrippina to cultivate as friends?

5. What does Livia beg Claudius to do for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Calpurnia help Claudius avoid being tried for treason during Caligula's reign?

2. What power does Livia still hold over Tiberius?

3. What does Claudius hope will happen once Caligula announces his new status as a God?

4. Why is Livia so insistent on becoming a Goddess?

5. Why does Agrippina become alienated from Claudius?

6. Describe Claudius's relationship with his wife, Urgulanilla.

7. How does a lizard foretell Tiberius's death?

8. How does Caligula wage war on Neptune?

9. What does Messalina tell Claudius about becoming emperor?

10. What happens as a result of Caligula's illness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following characters and contrast the character in the story with his or her historical character:

a) Augustus

b) Tiberius

c) Livia

d) Caligula

e) Claudius

Essay Topic 2

Write about the role of prophecy in the Roman religion.

Essay Topic 3

George Washington has often been compared to Augustus Caesar. Make a comparison of the two historical figures. How were they similar and how were they different?

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