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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. Galba takes the governorship in what region?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

2. What was on the tree where the eagle took the entrails Galba was holding?
(a) Birds.
(b) Acorns.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Leaves.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is believed to have pinched Galba's cheek when he was a child and said, "you too will taste a little power child?"

2. What kind of tree does the eagle take the entrails Galba was holding to?

3. When Nero has to sign execution orders, he says he wishes he had never learned how to do what?

4. Vitellius spends his childhood as one of Tiberius's what?

5. Vitellius is Governor of what location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Otho's friends do when Galba and Piso are killed?

2. How does Nero try to strengthen his voice?

3. Why does Nero set parts of Rome on fire?

4. When does Galba have his first public appointment?

5. Why does Otho commit suicide?

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

7. Why does the population have a good opinion of Vitellius?

8. What is one of the games Nero plays at night when he makes the rounds of the taverns?

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

10. What does the eagle do when Galba is with his grandfather?

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