- 1. What was Nero Julius Caesar's original name?
A) Gaius Julius Caesar
B) Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
C) Trajan
D) Cicero
- 2. Who was Nero Julius Caesar's mother?
A) Fabia
B) Cleopatra
C) Julia Domna
D) Agrippina the Younger
- 3. Which Roman Emperor adopted Nero Julius Caesar as his heir?
A) Tiberius
B) Augustus
C) Claudius
D) Caligula
- 4. Which famous philosopher did Nero try to have killed?
A) Socrates
B) Plato
C) Aristotle
D) Seneca
- 5. Who led the conspiracy to overthrow Nero and take the throne for themselves?
A) Gaius Calpurnius Piso
B) Marcus Antonius
C) Mark Antony
D) Pompey
- 6. Which Roman historian wrote extensively about Nero's reign?
A) Tacitus
B) Plutarch
C) Herodotus
D) Livy
- 7. Nero is famously known for playing which musical instrument?
A) Harpsichord
B) Lyre
C) Trumpet
D) Flute
- 8. What was the name of Nero's second wife, whom he reputedly kicked to death while she was pregnant?
A) Messalina
B) Agrippina
C) Octavia
D) Poppaea Sabina
- 9. Who succeeded Nero as Emperor of Rome?
A) Titus
B) Vespasian
C) Nerva
D) Galba
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