Roman Emperors : Part A

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1. In Gaul, a barbarian came to kill this man, but his hand was stayed by his victim's gentle, serene countenance. Which emperor of Rome are we referring to? Augustus Claudius Tiberius Caligula

2. Which emperor proposed to abolish all indirect taxes in the Roman Empire? Caligula Claudius Nero Augustus

3. Which of the emperors used to make frightful expressions in a mirror? Tiberius Claudius Nero Caligula

4. Which of the emperors was the most competent military leader? Nero Augustus Tiberius Caligula

5. Judea had more autonomy during the reign of one particular emperor, more autonomy than it had in almost 100 years. During whose reign did this brief autonomy occur? Tiberius Nero Augustus Claudius

6. Which emperor rode 500 miles in a few days to be at the bedside of his seriously injured brother, who eventually died from wounds? Caligula Claudius Tiberius Nero

7. Which two Julio-Claudian emperors were deified? Julius Caesar was deified, but was not officially a Roman emperor, so he is excluded from this question. Tiberius and Augustus Augustus and Claudius Nero and Tiberius None of them

8. Which emperor was buried by his freedwoman mistress? Nero Claduius Tiberius Caligula

9. Caligula was assassinated and the Praetorian Guard elected Claudius emperor. After Claudius was firmly in power, what problem faced him with regard to Caligula's assassins? They had influential relatives in the Senate The assassins were paid by Herod Agrippa Claudius was offered bribes to keep them in favor The assassins' motives were in question

10. Which most sensibly describes Claudius' involvement in the plot against Caligula? We can only conjecture about his involvement He had absolutely no knowledge of the plot He was an active participant in the planning He was warned something would happen, but with no details