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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Augustus allowed his generals to be with their wives in what season?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

2. What medical condition does Gaius suffer from?
(a) Sleep-walking.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Depression.
(d) Epilepsy.

3. Where does Tiberius retire after his son dies?
(a) Sicilia.
(b) Campania.
(c) Coste del Mar.
(d) Oceania.

4. A group of ______ try to kill Claudius after the commoner fails.
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Servants.
(d) Slaves.

5. What surname is Gaius given as a joke?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Caligula.
(c) Theodorus.
(d) Antony.

6. Who is Mnester?
(a) A male teacher.
(b) A male slave.
(c) A male gladiator.
(d) A male comedian.

7. How many years did Julius govern Gaul?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

8. What theatre does Gaius complete construction on?
(a) Maximus' Theatre.
(b) Drusilla's Theatre.
(c) Pompey's Theatre.
(d) Antony's Theatre.

9. Who is Claudius' first wife?
(a) Plautia.
(b) Paulina.
(c) Peggius.
(d) Penelope.

10. What does Claudius hide behind when he hears Gaius is dead?
(a) A statue.
(b) A horse.
(c) A curtain.
(d) A bed.

11. Augustus believes that if he puts his right foot in his left shoe it is a sign of what?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Famine.
(d) War.

12. An aedileship is below what position?
(a) Praetorship.
(b) Quaestorship.
(c) Parletarianship.
(d) Consulship.

13. Who adopts Augustus?
(a) Arullius.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Maximus.
(d) Ceasar.

14. When Tiberius' mother dies, what does he do?
(a) Throw her body in the ocean.
(b) Throw a party.
(c) Not attend her funeral.
(d) Design a statue.

15. Who murders Pompey when he flees Rome?
(a) Emperor Ptolemy XIII.
(b) Priest Ptolemy XIII.
(c) Counselor Ptolemy XIII.
(d) King Ptolemy XIII.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tiberius retires from the public eye, he makes the young men and women dress up as what?

2. What word describes Augustus's fiscal behavior?

3. What title does Tiberius decline to be called?

4. What medical condition does Julius Caesar suffer from?

5. After his retirement, when he attempts to return to Rome a second time, a soothsayer says there is what waiting for Tiberius in Rome?

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