I, Claudius Quizzes

I, Claudius Quiz 1

1 How does Augustus die?
shipwreck

in battle

poisoned figs

heart attack
2 Who is Claudius' first wife?
Urgulanilla

Plancina

Numantina

Livilla
3 What does Claudius save as a young boy?
a snake

an eagle

a wolf cub

a cat
4 Who kills Tiberius?
Claudius

Germanicus

Caligula

Augustus
5 According to Claudius, what does the name "Livia" mean?
benevolence

grandmother

malignity

demon
6 Who gives Claudius the prophecy about his future?
the Sibyl

Livia

Antonia

Caligula
7 Which of the following is NOT one of Claudius' so-called defects?
a stammer

a tendency to drool

a limp

stupidity
8 In the Sibyl's prophecy, which "hairy man" is associated with Claudius?
the hairy first

the hairy fifth

the hairy sixth

the hairy third
9 Who was the real power behind Augustus during his reign?
Caligula

Julia

Tiberius

Livia
10 Who becomes Emperor after Augustus?
Claudius

Tiberius

Macro

Sejanus
11 Of whom was Livia particularly jealous while married to Augustus?
Antonia

Briseis

Cleopatra

Octavia
12 What is Livia's greatest desire?
to become a goddess

to become Emperor

to be a good wife

to leave Rome
13 Who does Livia want to succeed Augustus as Emperor?
Germanicus

Claudius

Agrippa

Tiberius
14 What does Caligua steal from his father?
the Hecate

a slave

a ring

a treaty
15 Who becomes Emperor after Tiberius?
Augustus

Livia

Claudius

Caligula
16 Who is the only woman Claudius can trust?
Antonia

Calpurnia

Julia

Livia
17 With which of his sisters does Caligula commit incest?
Agrippinilla

Drusilla

Lesbia

all three
18 Who does Tiberius marry?
Drusilla

Julia

Antonia

Urganilla
19 Who does Claudius NOT describe as one of the "bad Claudians"?
Tiberius

Livia

Livilla

Germanicus
20 What does Claudius' father want Rome to become?
a republic

an empire

a kingdom

a democracy
21 How does Drusus die?
poison

suicide

gangrene of the leg

decapitation
22 Who teaches Claudius how to write history?
Athenodorus

Cato

Livia

Augustus
23 How many siblings did Claudius have?
six

four

two

three
24 In addition to Germanicus, who does Claudius describe as his "truest friend"?
Livilla

Postumus

Sejanus

Cato
25 What is the nickname that Athenodorus gives Claudius while he tutors him?
"little stammerer"

"Claudius the Idiot"

"little marmoset"

"little king"

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Claudius

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