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

2. When Vitellius says that the battalions in Rome have had a disgraceful lapse in discipline, what does he do to them?
(a) Demotes them.
(b) Beats them.
(c) Disbands them.
(d) Fines them.

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

4. What was Galba's grandfather invoking when an eagle came to take the entrails he held?
(a) Sacrificial rains.
(b) Sacrificial lightning.
(c) Sacrificial thunder.
(d) Sacrificial sun.

5. Who does Galba choose as an adopted son instead of Otho?
(a) Priusus.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Ptolemy.
(d) Piso.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Nero has someone kill his mother what haunts him?

2. Which religious sect does Nero severely punish?

3. Galba had how many wives?

4. Lepida bears Galba how many sons?

5. Vespasian is part of what family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Galba given for his military achievements in Africa.

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

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

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

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

8. When does Galba have his first public appointment?

9. When does Vespasian have time for his friends?

10. How does Nero try to strengthen his voice?

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