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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Vitellius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nero love and begin training in at an early age?
(a) Music.
(b) Dance.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Breeding horses.

2. What is Galba's other main characteristic?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Greed.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Fairness.

3. The Gauls attack Nero after how many years of his rule?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eleven.

4. In the Pontic triumph, what carried the slogan "I came, I saw, I conquered?"
(a) A chariot.
(b) A shield.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A horse blanket.

5. The armies of what country do not acknowledge Otho as their leader?
(a) Germany.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Britain.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nero when he is adopted by Claudius?

2. In what year was Gaius born?

3. What type of illness might account for Gaius's overconfidence and severe insecurities?

4. Who is Mnester?

5. What surname is Gaius given as a joke?

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