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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. During their stay in Alexandria, Hadrian, and Antinous embark on a hunting expedition for which of the following animals?
(a) Jackal.
(b) Crocodile.
(c) Lion.
(d) Mongoose.

2. In his discussion of the cities he establishes, Hadrian says that which of the following cities is one he cares least to revisit but to which he has devoted more pains?
(a) Antinoopolis.
(b) Hadrianopolis.
(c) Hadrianotherae.
(d) Plotinopolis.

3. How old is Hadrian when Marullinus casts the horoscope that says Hadrian will one day rule the world?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eight.

4. When discussing the craftsmen he takes with him on his travels, Hadrian says that he offered which of the following individuals a Latin secretaryship?
(a) Phlegon.
(b) Suetonius.
(c) Tranquillus.
(d) Florus.

5. When discussing his method of alternation, Hadrian says that all BUT WHICH of the following are subject to interruption at any moment?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Work.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. While discussing his childhood, Hadrian says that though officially a Roman emperor is said to be born in Rome, he was actually born where?

2. After traveling to Jerusalem Hadrian arrives in Alexandria, but his arrival there is kept quiet until which other individual arrives?

3. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," Hadrian states that he has sought which of the following more than power?

4. During Hadrian's first speech in the tribunal, he is laughed at for which of the following?

5. During their stay in Antioch, which of the following individuals tells Antinous and Hadrian the story of "The Bride of Corinth"?

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