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