I, Claudius Quizzes

I, Claudius Quiz 1

1 How does Augustus die?
in battle

heart attack

poisoned figs

shipwreck
2 Who is Claudius' first wife?
Numantina

Plancina

Livilla

Urgulanilla
3 What does Claudius save as a young boy?
an eagle

a cat

a snake

a wolf cub
4 Who kills Tiberius?
Claudius

Caligula

Augustus

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

benevolence

malignity

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

Caligula

Livia

Antonia
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 fifth

the hairy sixth

the hairy third

the hairy first
9 Who was the real power behind Augustus during his reign?
Julia

Livia

Caligula

Tiberius
10 Who becomes Emperor after Augustus?
Claudius

Sejanus

Tiberius

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

Cleopatra

Briseis

Antonia
12 What is Livia's greatest desire?
to become Emperor

to leave Rome

to be a good wife

to become a goddess
13 Who does Livia want to succeed Augustus as Emperor?
Agrippa

Tiberius

Claudius

Germanicus
14 What does Caligua steal from his father?
a treaty

a slave

the Hecate

a ring
15 Who becomes Emperor after Tiberius?
Claudius

Caligula

Livia

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

Julia

Calpurnia

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

Agrippinilla

Drusilla

all three
18 Who does Tiberius marry?
Urganilla

Antonia

Julia

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

Tiberius

Livia

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

a democracy

a kingdom

a republic
21 How does Drusus die?
decapitation

suicide

gangrene of the leg

poison
22 Who teaches Claudius how to write history?
Livia

Cato

Augustus

Athenodorus
23 How many siblings did Claudius have?
four

two

three

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

Livilla

Cato

Sejanus
25 What is the nickname that Athenodorus gives Claudius while he tutors him?
"Claudius the Idiot"

"little king"

"little marmoset"

"little stammerer"

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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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