How did the Julio-Claudian line fail?
A) The Roman senate restored the Republic
B) The Roman empire was invaded
C) Caligula was overthrown by Claudius
D) A deeply unpopular Nero was confronted with a major revolt
E) Augustus refused to settle on a law of imperial succession
Ans: D
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Who surrendered to the Union army at Appomattox Court House in April of 1865?
A) Confederate President Jefferson Davis B) General Robert E. Lee C) General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson D) General Ulysses S. Grant E) Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens