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THE YEAR OF THE FOUR EMPERORS

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Answer the following question:

The Year 69 AD is also known as the:

a)

→ Year of Reckoning

b)

→ Year of the Four Emperors

c)

→ Year of the Three Kings

d)

→ Year of Prosperity

2.

Answer the following question:

Who replaced Nero as the emperor of Rome?

a)

→ Vespasian


b)

→ Vitellius

c)

→ Galba

d)

→ Otho

3.

Answer the following question:

Why was Galba unpopular amongst the people?

a)

→ He was popular.

b)

→ Galba was kind hearted and good leader.

c)

→ He heavily fined towns that did not accept him. He undid the good work that Nero had done

d)

→ He did the good work that Nero had done.

4.

Answer the following question:

Who replaced Galba as emperor of Rome?

a)

→ Remus

b)

→ Romulus

c)

→ Otho

d)

→ Vitellius

5.

Answer the following question:

Who were Galba’s supporters?

a)

→ Wealthy Roman aristocrats


b)

→ Prominent Roman senators

c)

→ Roman legions in Germany

d)

→ Roman legions in North Africa

6.

Answer the following question:

At the same time that Vitellius became emperor, who also declared himself emperor?

a)

→ Romulus

b)

→ Ezio


c)

→ Otho

d)

→ Vespasian

7.

Complete the following sentence:

Nero's enemies fought among themselves to become ______ .

a)

→ King

b)

→ Emperor

c)

→ President

d)

→ Prime Minister

8.

Complete the following sentence:

Galba was overthrown by Roman legions in ____ who supported Vitellius.

a)

→ Greece

b)

→ France

c)

→ Germany

d)

→ Denmark

9.

Complete the following sentence:

Otho did not want a ________ .

a)

→ Senate

b)

→ Civil War

c)

→ Festival

d)

→ Celebration

10.

Complete the following sentence:

The legions in Judaea and Syria were loyal to _________ .

a)

→ Remus

b)

→ Galba

c)

→ Vespasian

d)

→ Otho

11.

Complete the following sentence:

Galba was an old ______ of Otho.

a)

→ Relative

b)

→ Classmate

c)

→ Friend

d)

→ Room mate

12.

True Or False

The legions in Germany did not revolt against Galba.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True Or False

The legions in Judaea and Syria declared Vespasian emperor.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True Or False

Galba was a well-liked figure amongst the Roman people.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True Or False

Vespasian became emperor without bloodshed.

a)

True

b)

False


16.

True Or False

Otho died because of a heart attack.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Complete the following sentence:

________ eventually replaced Vitellius as emperor of Rome.

a)

→ Otho

b)

→ Galba

c)

→ Remus

d)

→ Vespasian