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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saeculum Aureum, 171-189.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When discussing how he began to involve himself with other lovers, to Antinous' disgust, Hadrian says that he forced Antinous to endure the presence of a courtesan in which city?
(a) Smyrna.
(b) Miletus.
(c) Palmyra.
(d) Sardis.

2. Which of the following religious cults does Hadrian explore during his time in the army?
(a) Cybele.
(b) Mithra.
(c) Attis.
(d) Dionysus.

3. When Hadrian begins to discuss Antinous' death, readers learn that he died at what age?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Nineteen.

4. When talking about his frustration with the movement of the equinoxes, Hadrian says that this precession was calculated long ago by which individual?
(a) Theron.
(b) Hipparchus.
(c) Eleusis.
(d) Marullinus.

5. When discussing relations with the Parthians, Hadrian says that he expects Marcus to continue the peace that has lasted for how many years?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian faces revolt from Mauretania, which of the following individuals oversteps his orders and kills Hadrian's rival?

2. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is currently emperor of Rome?

3. Hadrian mentions in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" that a friend in Rome took him to see Epictetus as a young boy shortly before which emperor ordered that man's exile?

4. In his discussion of Marullinus, Hadrian notes that he bore senatorial rank. How many of Hadrian's lineage achieved this rank?

5. As Hadrian discusses his tomb, readers learn that it is placed along the bank of which river?

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