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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vitellius is curator of what?

2. How many archers does Vologaesus promise Vespasian?

3. Vitellius is admired by many of the previous Caesars for his skill at what?

4. Who kills Galba?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where do Otho's troops think they are going to, when he sends them out of Rome?

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

5. What does Nero study in his music lessons?

6. What is the reaction of the Roman citizens to Nero's death?

7. Why does Nero set parts of Rome on fire?

8. How does Otho get to be Nero's confidant?

9. How did Vespasian offend Nero?

10. How did Vitellius kill a person who asked him for water?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book to support your answer, explain why being a priest, or holding priesthoods, was important for the Caesars.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the way three of the Caesars provided things for the citizens and the purpose behind providing things for the citizens. Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, answer the following question: What role do women have in the lives and reigns of the Caesars?

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