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