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Nero Trivia Quiz

Another tough quiz on a Roman emperor. Have fun with it.

A multiple-choice quiz by usher17. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
usher17

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,116

Updated
Sep 04 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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836

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Question 1 of 10

1. Nero's birthname was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Nero's father?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. At what age did Nero begin his rule as emperor? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Nero is what to Caligula? Hint

His uncle

His brother

His brother-in-law

His nephew

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nero made a treaty with what powerful eastern nation? Hint

The Parthians

The Armenians

The Sassanids

The Dacians

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Nero's second wife? Hint

Messalina

Octavia

Poppaea Sabina

Agrippina

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Question 7 of 10

7. What revolt occured in 67 which Vespasian was called to quell? Hint

Gallic

Parthian

Jewish

Germanic

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first five years of Nero's rule are commonly called the what?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What year was the greatest fire in Rome to date? Hint

65 AD

63 AD

64 AD

62 AD

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first emperor to openly persecute Christians? Hint

Caligula

Tiberius

Claudius

Nero

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nero's birthname was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus.

Answer: True

One of the three weird emperors that were before Commodus' time, the other two being Caligula and Domitian.

2. Who was Nero's father?

Answer: Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus

He was born in Antium to Gnaeus Domitius AHenobarbus and Aemilia Lepida in the year 37. He came to emperorship when he was only 16.

3. At what age did Nero begin his rule as emperor?

Answer: 16

He was the youngest emperor to take the throne. Probably too young by most historians' accounts.

4. Nero is what to Caligula?

Answer: His nephew

Nero was the son of Agrippina the Younger, who was the sister of Caligula.

5. Nero made a treaty with what powerful eastern nation?

Answer: The Parthians

The Sassanids did not conquer the Parthians until during the Severan Dynasty. The Armenians were subdued by Augustus and the Dacians were conquered by Trajan 40 years after Nero.

6. Who was Nero's second wife?

Answer: Poppaea Sabina

He divorced Octavia and later killed Poppaea Sabina. Messalina was Claudius' wife and was exiled after Claudius got fed up with her. Agippina was during the reigns of Augustus-Claudius. She had barely any popularity in Nero's reign.

7. What revolt occured in 67 which Vespasian was called to quell?

Answer: Jewish

It was later finally put down by Titus who destroyed the Jewish temple in 70 AD.

8. The first five years of Nero's rule are commonly called the what?

Answer: quinquennium

It is a period of good government under the influence, not always coinciding, of three people, his mother, Seneca, and Sextus Afranius Burrus the praetorian prefect.

9. What year was the greatest fire in Rome to date?

Answer: 64 AD

This is what earned Nero the phrase "Nero fiddled while Rome burned".

10. Who was the first emperor to openly persecute Christians?

Answer: Nero

He openly started to persecute Peter and Paul in Rome. They were the usual scapegoats who whenever something went wrong were blamed for most of it.

Source: Author usher17

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