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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. Where does Antony go when he tries to escape Augustus?
(a) Sphinxator.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Libya.
(d) Cairo.

2. What is struck by lightning on the Ides of March during Gaius's reign?
(a) The Capitol at Capua.
(b) The Capitol at Rome.
(c) The Capitol at Tuscany.
(d) The Capitol at Italia.

3. In what year does Julius become a Praetor?
(a) 63 BC.
(b) 64 BC.
(c) 65 BC.
(d) 62 BC.

4. What lake does Claudius drain during his reign?
(a) Fucine Lake.
(b) Tuscine Lake.
(c) Ranncus Lake.
(d) Florintine Lake.

5. Where does Claudius spend most of his life?
(a) In Sicilia.
(b) In Campania.
(c) In Germania.
(d) In Tiber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who adopts Augustus?

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

3. Gaius says that a "man must either be frugal or be ________."

4. How long did Gaius rule for?

5. What is the name of Julius and Cornelia's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Caesar leave the public in his will?

2. Describe Claudius as a leader at the beginning of his reign?

3. Why are Tiberius's speeches considered bad?

4. When someone predicts that Claudius will be Emperor one day, what is his sister's response?

5. How does Gaius get the surname of Caligula?

6. What measures does Caesar take to win the esteem of kings and other authorities?

7. What changes does Caesar make to the calendar?

8. Describe Augustus as a speaker.

9. What does Claudius do that none of the other Caesars have done before him?

10. What does Gaius do for the people who were exiled?

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