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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Until Nero's death, Galba never went anywhere without what?
(a) His sword.
(b) An escort.
(c) Money.
(d) His books.

2. Vespasian tours Greece with what Caesar?
(a) Severus.
(b) Nero.
(c) Otho.
(d) Claudius.

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

4. The soldiers present at his death kiss what part of Otho?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His heart and head.
(c) His eyes and ears.
(d) His hands and feet.

5. How often did Galba grant applications for Roman citizenship?
(a) Hardly ever.
(b) All the time.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Once a month.

6. When Otho gets older, he captures drunken wanderers and throws them where?
(a) In the ocean.
(b) In blankets.
(c) In the sewers.
(d) In pools.

7. What is one of Galba's two main characteristics?
(a) Absurdity.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Brutality.
(d) Cruelty.

8. People believe that Otho killed whom so that Rome's liberty and government could be restored?
(a) Galba.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Nero.

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

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

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

12. Nero expels what kind of actors from the city?
(a) Tragic actors.
(b) Comedic actors.
(c) Professional actors.
(d) Pantomime actors.

13. What is Galba's other main characteristic?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Fairness.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Greed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Nero commit suicide?

2. Galba had how many wives?

3. Nero took Poppaea from her husband to be what?

4. What does Nero do to part of Rome when he is "disgusted with the drab old buildings?"

5. Once Nero has someone kill his mother what haunts him?

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