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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 is Galba's other main characteristic?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Greed.
(d) Fairness.

2. When Otho sends his troops to meet Vitellius' troops, where to they think they are going?
(a) To training grounds.
(b) On vacation.
(c) To peace talks.
(d) On a ship.

3. When Otho gets older, he captures drunken wanderers and throws them where?
(a) In blankets.
(b) In the sewers.
(c) In pools.
(d) In the ocean.

4. After an omen saying there will be a civil war, what brings a human hand to Vespasian?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A servant.

5. Lepida bears Galba how many sons?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nero do to part of Rome when he is "disgusted with the drab old buildings?"

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

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

4. The armies of what country do not acknowledge Otho as their leader?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nero study in his music lessons?

5. When do Vespasian's feeling about being unprepared to lead go away?

6. How did Vespasian offend Nero?

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

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

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

10. Why does Otho commit suicide?

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