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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. In what month was Vespasian born?

2. What year was Vitellius born?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Nero study in his music lessons?

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

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

8. What happens during the eighth month of his reign?

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

10. What happens to townships that are slow to receive Galba as Emperor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How did the Gods guide the actions of the Caesars? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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