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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. When Nero tries to molest a senator's wife, what does the senator do to Nero?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sleep with his wife.
(c) Rob him.
(d) Beat him.

2. How many times does Nero try to poison his mother?
(a) Five times.
(b) Six times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

3. Nero took Poppaea from her husband to be what?
(a) His mistress.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His slave.

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

5. Vespasian is part of what family?
(a) The Tuscan family.
(b) The Slavican family.
(c) The Brutian family.
(d) The Flavian family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nero when he is adopted by Claudius?

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

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

4. A prophet of what tells Vitellius the conditions under which he will live long and reign securely?

5. Who helps Nero commit suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where do Otho's troops think they are going to, when he sends them out of Rome?

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

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

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

10. Why does Otho commit suicide?

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