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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month was Vespasian born?
(a) December.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) November.

2. Who kills Galba?
(a) A mob.
(b) His servants.
(c) Some women.
(d) A soldier.

3. To where are Nero's two foreign tours planned?
(a) Britain and Alexandria.
(b) Greece and Germany.
(c) Alexandria and Greece.
(d) Britain and Germany.

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

5. Why does Galba remain inactive during his governorship?
(a) So that he can study music.
(b) So Nero cannot punish him.
(c) So Nero cannot take it away from him.
(d) So that he doesn't have to do anything.

6. When Nero has to sign execution orders, he says he wishes he had never learned how to do what?
(a) Rule.
(b) Read.
(c) Speak.
(d) Write.

7. What was Galba's grandfather invoking when an eagle came to take the entrails he held?
(a) Sacrificial lightning.
(b) Sacrificial rains.
(c) Sacrificial sun.
(d) Sacrificial thunder.

8. Vitellius is Governor of what location?
(a) Africa.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Liberitum.

9. By what pool is Galba murdered?
(a) The Forum pool.
(b) The Curian pool.
(c) The Senatorial pool.
(d) The University pool.

10. Vitellius is curator of what?
(a) Public Museums.
(b) Public Works.
(c) Public Libraries.
(d) Public Art.

11. Vitellius killed a perosn who asked him for a glass of what?
(a) Juice.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Spirits.

12. After an omen saying there will be a civil war, what brings a human hand to Vespasian?
(a) A cat.
(b) A servant.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

13. When Vitellius says that the battalions in Rome have had a disgraceful lapse in discipline, what does he do to them?
(a) Disbands them.
(b) Beats them.
(c) Fines them.
(d) Demotes them.

14. What year was Vitellius born?
(a) 11 AD.
(b) 13 AD.
(c) 12 AD.
(d) 14 AD.

15. How many archers does Vologaesus promise Vespasian?
(a) 400.
(b) 40.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 4,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vitellius have to outlive, according to the prophecy, so that he can live long and reign securely?

2. Vespasian starts a civil war after who is assassinated?

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

4. People believe that Otho killed whom so that Rome's liberty and government could be restored?

5. How many times does Otho stab himself before he dies?

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