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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) Breeding horses.
(d) Fighting.

2. What does Nero do to part of Rome when he is "disgusted with the drab old buildings?"
(a) Set fire to it.
(b) Demolish it.
(c) Flood it.
(d) Fight a war game in it.

3. A prophet of what tells Vitellius the conditions under which he will live long and reign securely?
(a) Ares.
(b) Chatti.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Delphi.

4. What title does Tiberius decline to be called?
(a) Consul.
(b) High Priest.
(c) Imperator.
(d) Priest.

5. How many large banquets per day does Vitellius have?
(a) Two or three.
(b) One or two.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Three or four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tiberius's second wife?

2. How old was Tiberius when he died?

3. Under Tiberius' reign, the Dacians and Sarmatians ravage what area?

4. The Senate declares Nero a public enemy and says they will execute him once what happens?

5. What did Nero do to a boy named Sporus?

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