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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. Vitellius was a knight and steward to whom?
(a) Julius.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Nero.

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

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

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

5. Who is believed to have pinched Galba's cheek when he was a child and said, "you too will taste a little power child?"
(a) Claudius.
(b) Nero.
(c) Julius.
(d) Augustus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nero have which makes it hard for him to perform?

2. The soldiers who are with Otho when he kills himself end up doing what?

3. What was Galba's grandfather invoking when an eagle came to take the entrails he held?

4. In what month was Vespasian born?

5. What does Nero love and begin training in at an early age?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Vespasian offend Nero?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Nero try to strengthen his voice?

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

9. Why does Otho commit suicide?

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

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