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E. Nero must have been insane. The syllogism is: Major premise: Anyone who regularly ingests lead will develop lead poisoning Minor premise: Nero regularly drank from cups made of pewter that contained lead Conclusion: Therefore, Nero must have been insane (since the statements say lead poisoning always leads to insanity) This is a valid categorical syllogism with the middle term of "lead poisoning" being distributed.

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