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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nero banish Otho when Otho falls in love with his mistress?
(a) Lusitania.
(b) Greece.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Trevonia.

2. Vitellius is curator of what?
(a) Public Museums.
(b) Public Works.
(c) Public Art.
(d) Public Libraries.

3. What does the human hand symbolize to Vespasian?
(a) Great wisdom.
(b) Great strength.
(c) Great power.
(d) Great knowledge.

4. Vespasian starts a civil war after who is assassinated?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Vitellius.
(c) Nero.
(d) Otho.

5. Galba had how many wives?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

6. What year was Vitellius born?
(a) 12 AD.
(b) 13 AD.
(c) 14 AD.
(d) 11 AD.

7. Nero makes Otho Poppaea's what?
(a) Protector.
(b) Confidant.
(c) Son.
(d) Bodyguard.

8. In what month is Otho born?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) September.

9. Vitellius greets everyone, including private soldiers, with what?
(a) Money.
(b) Hugs.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Kisses.

10. Nero expels what kind of actors from the city?
(a) Tragic actors.
(b) Pantomime actors.
(c) Comedic actors.
(d) Professional actors.

11. What was on the tree where the eagle took the entrails Galba was holding?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Birds.
(d) Acorns.

12. What is one of Galba's two main characteristics?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Brutality.
(d) Absurdity.

13. Nero knows he cannot beat the Gauls and so he tears what?
(a) His bed linens.
(b) His carpets.
(c) His clothes.
(d) His draperies.

14. What did Nero do to a boy named Sporus?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Steal him.
(c) Castrate him.
(d) Beat him.

15. The soldiers who are with Otho when he kills himself end up doing what?
(a) Starting a new government.
(b) Destroying the palace.
(c) Running away.
(d) Killing themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. The soldiers present at his death kiss what part of Otho?

2. What is the first thing that facilitates Vespasian's ascension to Ceasar?

3. The Gauls attack Nero after how many years of his rule?

4. How many large banquets per day does Vitellius have?

5. By what pool is Galba murdered?

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