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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is believed to have pinched Galba's cheek when he was a child and said, "you too will taste a little power child?"
(a) Claudius.
(b) Nero.
(c) Julius.
(d) Augustus.

2. Vitellius killed a perosn who asked him for a glass of what?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Juice.
(d) Spirits.

3. The soldiers who are with Otho when he kills himself end up doing what?
(a) Killing themselves.
(b) Starting a new government.
(c) Running away.
(d) Destroying the palace.

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

5. People believe that Otho killed whom so that Rome's liberty and government could be restored?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Galba.
(d) Nero.

6. The armies of what country do not acknowledge Otho as their leader?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Britain.

7. The soldiers present at his death kiss what part of Otho?
(a) His hands and feet.
(b) His eyes and ears.
(c) His heart and head.
(d) His eyes.

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

9. How often did Galba grant applications for Roman citizenship?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Once a month.
(c) All the time.
(d) Hardly ever.

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

11. What is the first thing that facilitates Vespasian's ascension to Ceasar?
(a) A letter from Otho.
(b) A letter from Galba.
(c) A letter from Nero.
(d) A letter from Vitellius.

12. What was on the tree where the eagle took the entrails Galba was holding?
(a) Birds.
(b) Acorns.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Fruit.

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

14. How many large banquets per day does Vitellius have?
(a) Five or six.
(b) Three or four.
(c) One or two.
(d) Two or three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Vitellius is curator of what?

2. The Gauls attack Nero after how many years of his rule?

3. Where does Otho stab himself in order to commit suicide?

4. How long does Otho govern the place he is banished to?

5. Galba is skilled in what practice?

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