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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) Disbands them.
(b) Fines them.
(c) Demotes them.
(d) Beats them.

2. Galba takes the governorship in what region?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nero do to part of Rome when he is "disgusted with the drab old buildings?"

2. Why does Galba remain inactive during his governorship?

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

4. Who kills Galba?

5. Who is Vologaesus?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Vespasian have time for his friends?

2. Why does Otho commit suicide?

3. What does the eagle do when Galba is with his grandfather?

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

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

6. Before killing themselves, what do the soldiers call Otho?

7. Why does the population have a good opinion of Vitellius?

8. Why does Galba remain inactive in his governorship?

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

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

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