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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. How many archers does Vologaesus promise Vespasian?
(a) 400.
(b) 40.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 4,000.

5. Why does Galba remain inactive during his governorship?
(a) So that he doesn't have to do anything.
(b) So Nero cannot punish him.
(c) So Nero cannot take it away from him.
(d) So that he can study music.

6. Who is Rubria?
(a) Nero's sister.
(b) A priestess.
(c) Nero's mother.
(d) A Vestal Virgin.

7. Who is Vologaesus?
(a) King of the Spartans.
(b) King of the Athenians.
(c) King of the Florintines.
(d) King of the Parthians.

8. In what month is Otho born?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) September.

9. Vespasian starts a civil war after who is assassinated?
(a) Vitellius.
(b) Nero.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Otho.

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

11. What kind of tree does the eagle take the entrails Galba was holding to?
(a) An olive tree.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) A maple tree.
(d) An evergreen tree.

12. Where does Nero banish Otho when Otho falls in love with his mistress?
(a) Greece.
(b) Trevonia.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Lusitania.

13. The soldiers who kiss Otho when he dies, say that Otho was the ________ man they had ever known.
(a) Greatest.
(b) Bravest.
(c) Most selfish.
(d) Most arrogant.

14. Who helps Nero commit suicide?
(a) His bodyguard.
(b) His son.
(c) His secretary.
(d) His wife.

15. In what year is Otho born?
(a) 41 AD.
(b) 32 AD.
(c) 39 AD.
(d) 35 AD.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nero knows he cannot beat the Gauls and so he tears what?

3. Who is believed to have pinched Galba's cheek when he was a child and said, "you too will taste a little power child?"

4. Nero took Poppaea from her husband to be what?

5. Nero expels what kind of actors from the city?

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