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

2. When Tiberius returns to Caprae, he does not fill any vacancies in what?
(a) The Helenic Order.
(b) The Equestrian Order.
(c) The Elephantine Order.
(d) The Solidific Order.

3. Which religious sect does Nero severely punish?
(a) The Muslims.
(b) The Christians.
(c) The Aesthians.
(d) The Jews.

4. Once Nero has someone kill his mother what haunts him?
(a) His sister's ghost.
(b) His mother's ghost.
(c) His conscience.
(d) His guilt.

5. When Nero tries to molest a senator's wife, what does the senator do to Nero?
(a) Sleep with his wife.
(b) Rob him.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Beat him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A prophet of what tells Vitellius the conditions under which he will live long and reign securely?

3. How many times does Nero try to poison his mother?

4. Who does Tiberius expel to the far out regions of the empire?

5. When Tiberius retires from the public eye, he makes the young men and women dress up as what?

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