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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Vespasian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Claudius have by all his wives?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

2. What line is extinct when Nero dies?
(a) The Julian line.
(b) The Caesar line.
(c) The Augustine line.
(d) The mentally-ill line.

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

4. Who tried to make Julius divorce his wife, Cornelia?
(a) The Dictator.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) The Consul.
(d) The King.

5. How many times does Otho stab himself before he dies?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

Short Answer Questions

1. The armies of what country do not acknowledge Otho as their leader?

2. Who kills Galba?

3. When Vitellius says that the battalions in Rome have had a disgraceful lapse in discipline, what does he do to them?

4. What is struck by lightning on the Ides of March during Gaius's reign?

5. What title do the people want--and the Senate agrees-- to give Augustus?

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