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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nero do to a boy named Sporus?

2. When Nero has to sign execution orders, he says he wishes he had never learned how to do what?

3. Vitellius was a knight and steward to whom?

4. Vitellius is Governor of what location?

5. The soldiers present at his death kiss what part of Otho?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When does Vespasian have time for his friends?

6. When does Galba have his first public appointment?

7. How did Vespasian offend Nero?

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

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

10. How does Nero try to strengthen his voice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, explain how the Roman Empire changes, or didn't change, under the various Caesars.

Essay Topic 2

Why were so many of the Caesars murdered? Compare and contrast the deaths, causes of deaths, and reasons for the deaths, of at least three different Caesars. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the governing styles of Julius and Augustus. Which Caesar governed the Empire most effectively and why? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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