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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who leads the Gauls in their attack against Nero?
(a) Galba.
(b) Gladius.
(c) Galata.
(d) Gavinius.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Townships that are slow to receive Galba as Emperor are punished with what?
(a) Death of some citizens.
(b) Loss of legal rights.
(c) Beatings.
(d) Severe taxes.

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

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

11. Nero took Poppaea from her husband to be what?
(a) His slave.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His wife.

12. How long does Otho govern the place he is banished to?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Eight years.

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

14. By what pool is Galba murdered?
(a) The Senatorial pool.
(b) The University pool.
(c) The Curian pool.
(d) The Forum pool.

15. Nero makes Otho Poppaea's what?
(a) Bodyguard.
(b) Confidant.
(c) Protector.
(d) Son.

Short Answer Questions

1. After an omen saying there will be a civil war, what brings a human hand to Vespasian?

2. The armies of what country do not acknowledge Otho as their leader?

3. Galba takes the governorship in what region?

4. When Nero tries to molest a senator's wife, what does the senator do to Nero?

5. What line is extinct when Nero dies?

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