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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Galba had how many wives?

2. Who is Vologaesus?

3. What does the human hand symbolize to Vespasian?

4. Who leads the Gauls in their attack against Nero?

5. What line is extinct when Nero dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the population have a good opinion of Vitellius?

2. How does Otho get to be Nero's confidant?

3. When does Vespasian have time for his friends?

4. What happens during the eighth month of his reign?

5. Where do Otho's troops think they are going to, when he sends them out of Rome?

6. How did Vitellius secure his father's first advancement?

7. Why does Nero set parts of Rome on fire?

8. What is believed to have happened when Augustus saw Galba as a little boy?

9. How did Vespasian offend Nero?

10. Why does Galba remain inactive in his governorship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were so many of the Caesars murdered? Compare and contrast the deaths, causes of deaths, and reasons for the deaths, of at least three different Caesars. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using evidence from the book to answer the following question: explain whether the civil wars were beneficial for the Roman citizens.

Essay Topic 3

How did the history of the Roman Empire, including what occurred before a Caesar took power, guide or influence the actions of the Caesars during their reign? Cite specific examples from the book in support of your answer.

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