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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The soldiers who are with Otho when he kills himself end up doing what?
(a) Killing themselves.
(b) Running away.
(c) Starting a new government.
(d) Destroying the palace.

2. Townships that are slow to receive Galba as Emperor are punished with what?
(a) Beatings.
(b) Death of some citizens.
(c) Loss of legal rights.
(d) Severe taxes.

3. How many battles does Vespasian fight in Britain when Claudius was emperor?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

4. Vespasian dreams that his family will prosper after Nero loses what?
(a) His throne.
(b) A tooth.
(c) His life.
(d) A shoe.

5. Nero makes Otho Poppaea's what?
(a) Confidant.
(b) Bodyguard.
(c) Protector.
(d) Son.

6. Who helps Nero commit suicide?
(a) His secretary.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) His bodyguard.

7. What kind of tree does the eagle take the entrails Galba was holding to?
(a) An olive tree.
(b) A maple tree.
(c) An evergreen tree.
(d) An oak tree.

8. Vespasian is part of what family?
(a) The Tuscan family.
(b) The Slavican family.
(c) The Flavian family.
(d) The Brutian family.

9. Vespasian starts a civil war after who is assassinated?
(a) Otho.
(b) Nero.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Vitellius.

10. What does the human hand symbolize to Vespasian?
(a) Great strength.
(b) Great wisdom.
(c) Great power.
(d) Great knowledge.

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

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

13. Galba wins what types of awards for his military achievements in Africa?
(a) Senatorial awards.
(b) Monetary awards.
(c) Memorial awards.
(d) Triumphal awards.

14. How long does Otho govern the place he is banished to?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Eight years.

15. Who is Rubria?
(a) A priestess.
(b) A Vestal Virgin.
(c) Nero's sister.
(d) Nero's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Until Nero's death, Galba never went anywhere without what?

2. When Nero tries to molest a senator's wife, what does the senator do to Nero?

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

4. The Gauls attack Nero after how many years of his rule?

5. In what year is Otho born?

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