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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who leads the Gauls in their attack against Nero?
(a) Galba.
(b) Gavinius.
(c) Gladius.
(d) Galata.

3. How old is Nero when he is adopted by Claudius?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

4. Where does Otho stab himself in order to commit suicide?
(a) His heart.
(b) His lungs.
(c) His neck.
(d) His brain.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Vitellius is curator of what?

3. Which religious sect does Nero severely punish?

4. In what month is Otho born?

5. On what day of the month is Otho born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is believed to have happened when Augustus saw Galba as a little boy?

2. What does Vespasian do in Britain when Claudius is Emperor?

3. What happens during the eighth month of his reign?

4. Before killing themselves, what do the soldiers call Otho?

5. What is irrational about Nero's preparations when Galba is bringing troops to Rome?

6. How does Nero try to strengthen his voice?

7. How did Vespasian offend Nero?

8. What is the reaction of the Roman citizens to Nero's death?

9. What does Otho do to drunken wanderers?

10. How does Otho get to be Nero's confidant?

(see the answer keys)

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