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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Disciplina Augusta, 211-233.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233" opens, to which of the following cities does Hadrian return?
(a) Rome.
(b) Antioch.
(c) Hadrianopolis.
(d) Alexandria.

2. After his return to Greece and rebuilding of a city, Hadrian says that which individual is 12 years younger and the best of his friends?
(a) Arrian.
(b) Demonax.
(c) Aristomenes.
(d) Herod.

3. At the end of "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian says that his once-turbulent relationship with which individual has cooled to a general indifference?
(a) Marullinus.
(b) Plotina.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Sabina.

4. Which religious group appeals to Hadrian for a defense of their faith shortly after he begins work on the cult of Antinous?
(a) Christians.
(b) Jews.
(c) Etruscans.
(d) Muslims.

5. Upon his return to Rome Hadrian begins work on the Odeon, which is a __________________.
(a) Library.
(b) Theater.
(c) Courthouse.
(d) Public bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Trajan's will is finally written, and Hadrian learns that he will be Trajan's successor, which of the following individuals is the first to salute him as emperor?

2. When Hadrian presses Antinous to pick a tutor, the boy chooses which of the following individuals?

3. In "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian refers to which actor as his Greek partridge?

4. While discussing Roman commerce during his time in Antioch, Hadrian mentions that which religious group is a constant problem for Rome in Alexandria?

5. Hadrian grows angry with a writer during his first discussions of his life at the villa and summons the writer to tell him that he is exiled. What is the writer's name?

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