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Quiz: Mother Knows Best

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It is said the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world. Mostly, that hand is almost invisible, like a whisper in a ruler’s ear, but sometimes “dragon ladies” moms are very present in lives of their offspring, as well as in lives of their subjects. Many of them are remembered for their wisdom, but there were some of them known for the blood lust and cruelness. One way or another, moms were and still are, always right.

  • Question of

    About 2,000 years ago in China, during the Xin dynasty one district official, was charged with a minor offense and then executed by the district magistrate. His mother raised a force that captured the magistrate and beheaded him. What was her name?

    • Mother Lu
    • Mother Li
    • Mother Liu
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    She was married her uncle, the emperor Claudius, and she brought to the Imperial Palace her son, the future emperor Nero, although Claudius had his own son, Britannicus, who was his obvious heir. On Claudius’ death, in which she was thought to have had a hand, Nero was placed on the throne and Britannicus sidelined until his own suspicious death. What was her name?

    • Livia Drusilla
    • Agripina The Younger
    • Ulpia Severina
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    She was the mother of Alexander the Great. While Alexander was on his conquering tour, his mother ruled for him and after Alexander’s death, she seized power as regent for his posthumous son and had many of her enemies killed. What was her name?

    • Olympias of Epirus
    • Arybbas of Epirus
    • Helen of Troy
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    She was queen of France from 1547 until 1559, by marriage to King Henry II. As the mother of kings Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III, she had extensive influence in the political life of France. From 1560 to 1563, she ruled France as regent for her son Charles IX, King of France. What was her name?

    • Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne
    • Joanna of Navarre
    • Catharina de Medici
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    She would prove to be the last of the powerful women of the Severan dynasty. When her son Alexander Severus became emperor he was 14 years old. In need of a regent it was his mother who governed Rome. What was her name?

    • Julia Mamaea
    • Aelia Pulcheria
    • Flavia
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    She was abducted by Yesügei, who made her his chief wife. Although one of her sons was Genghis Khan, she was respected as the only person who can yell at Kan and stay alive. What was her name?

    • Altantsetseg
    • Bayarmaa
    • Hoelun
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    She was wife of Emperor Septimius Severus, the last man standing after the year of the five Emperors in 193CE. On the death of her husband she became the mediator between their sons Caracalla and Geta who loathed each other but were to share the rule. What was her name?

    • Julia Domna
    • Julia Fulvia
    • Julia Severina
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    She was niece to Julia Domna and had a son that she thought would make a fine emperor. Plotting with others and using her wealth she raised a rebellion which soon overthrew Macrinus. Her son Elagabalus, aged 14, was made emperor but she was the real power in Rome. She was the first woman to be allowed into the Senate. What was her name?

    • Julia Soaemias
    • Agrippina Fulvia
    • Julia Maesa

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