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

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

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

4. A prophet of what tells Vitellius the conditions under which he will live long and reign securely?
(a) Ares.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Chatti.
(d) Delphi.

5. Nero knows he cannot beat the Gauls and so he tears what?
(a) His carpets.
(b) His clothes.
(c) His bed linens.
(d) His draperies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the Gauls in their attack against Nero?

2. How long does Otho govern the place he is banished to?

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

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

5. The Gauls attack Nero after how many years of his rule?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Galba have his first public appointment?

2. How did Vespasian offend Nero?

3. How does Nero try to strengthen his voice?

4. What does Nero study in his music lessons?

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

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

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

8. How did Vitellius kill a person who asked him for water?

9. How did Vitellius secure his father's first advancement?

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

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