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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nero love and begin training in at an early age?
(a) Breeding horses.
(b) Music.
(c) Dance.
(d) Fighting.

3. Galba wins what types of awards for his military achievements in Africa?
(a) Triumphal awards.
(b) Memorial awards.
(c) Senatorial awards.
(d) Monetary awards.

4. How many battles does Vespasian fight in Britain when Claudius was emperor?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

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 that he can study music.
(d) So Nero cannot take it away from him.

6. What did Nero do to a boy named Sporus?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Steal him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Castrate him.

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

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

9. The Senate declares Nero a public enemy and says they will execute him once what happens?
(a) Nero is awake.
(b) Nero is caught.
(c) Nero is poisoned.
(d) Nero is no longer Ceasar.

10. Vitellius was a knight and steward to whom?
(a) Julius.
(b) Nero.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Augustus.

11. Vitellius is curator of what?
(a) Public Museums.
(b) Public Libraries.
(c) Public Art.
(d) Public Works.

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

13. Nero expels what kind of actors from the city?
(a) Comedic actors.
(b) Tragic actors.
(c) Professional actors.
(d) Pantomime actors.

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

15. Vespasian dreams that his family will prosper after Nero loses what?
(a) A tooth.
(b) A shoe.
(c) His throne.
(d) His life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Vitellius born?

2. What was Galba's grandfather invoking when an eagle came to take the entrails he held?

3. What is one of Galba's two main characteristics?

4. Vitellius is Governor of what location?

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

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