I, Claudius Quizzes

I, Claudius Quiz 1

1 How does Augustus die?
heart attack

poisoned figs

shipwreck

in battle
2 Who is Claudius' first wife?
Plancina

Urgulanilla

Numantina

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

a wolf cub

an eagle

a cat
4 Who kills Tiberius?
Caligula

Augustus

Germanicus

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

malignity

benevolence

grandmother
6 Who gives Claudius the prophecy about his future?
Antonia

Livia

Caligula

the Sibyl
7 Which of the following is NOT one of Claudius' so-called defects?
stupidity

a stammer

a tendency to drool

a limp
8 In the Sibyl's prophecy, which "hairy man" is associated with Claudius?
the hairy fifth

the hairy sixth

the hairy first

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

Julia

Caligula

Tiberius
10 Who becomes Emperor after Augustus?
Tiberius

Claudius

Sejanus

Macro
11 Of whom was Livia particularly jealous while married to Augustus?
Briseis

Antonia

Cleopatra

Octavia
12 What is Livia's greatest desire?
to leave Rome

to become a goddess

to be a good wife

to become Emperor
13 Who does Livia want to succeed Augustus as Emperor?
Claudius

Tiberius

Germanicus

Agrippa
14 What does Caligua steal from his father?
a ring

a treaty

a slave

the Hecate
15 Who becomes Emperor after Tiberius?
Augustus

Caligula

Claudius

Livia
16 Who is the only woman Claudius can trust?
Calpurnia

Livia

Julia

Antonia
17 With which of his sisters does Caligula commit incest?
Lesbia

Agrippinilla

Drusilla

all three
18 Who does Tiberius marry?
Urganilla

Drusilla

Antonia

Julia
19 Who does Claudius NOT describe as one of the "bad Claudians"?
Livilla

Livia

Germanicus

Tiberius
20 What does Claudius' father want Rome to become?
an empire

a kingdom

a republic

a democracy
21 How does Drusus die?
poison

suicide

gangrene of the leg

decapitation
22 Who teaches Claudius how to write history?
Augustus

Livia

Cato

Athenodorus
23 How many siblings did Claudius have?
three

two

six

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

Postumus

Sejanus

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

"little stammerer"

"Claudius the Idiot"

"little king"

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Claudius

the grandson of Augustus and Livia; the son of Antonia and Drusus. Also referred to as "Claudius the Idiot," "Claudius the Stammerer," and "Clau-Clau-Claudius," Claudius is the clear protagonist of the text....

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