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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vitellius is admired by many of the previous Caesars for his skill at what?
(a) Art.
(b) Chariot driving.
(c) Music.
(d) Knife fighting.

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

3. Who does Vitellius have to outlive, according to the prophecy, so that he can live long and reign securely?
(a) His sons.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughters.
(d) His mother.

4. What word describes Augustus's fiscal behavior?
(a) Expansive.
(b) Frugal.
(c) Unrestrained.
(d) Send-thrift.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nero have which makes it hard for him to perform?

2. Which religious sect does Nero severely punish?

3. Who is Rubria?

4. To where are Nero's two foreign tours planned?

5. When Nero has to sign execution orders, he says he wishes he had never learned how to do what?

(see the answer key)

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