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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 Hadrian is attacked by a slave he sends the man to work in the mines; he says that which of the following cities would have survived had it shown some generosity?
(a) Argos.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Delphi.
(d) Thebes.

2. 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.

3. In the first few months of Hadrian's reign as emperor, he is forced to send which of the following individuals to Egypt to reestablish order?
(a) Crito.
(b) Lucius Quietus.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Marcius Turbo.

4. While discussing the events that lead up to Antinous' death, Hadrian says that a five-year drought ends upon his arrival in ____________.
(a) Delphi.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Athens.
(d) Carthage.

5. As "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" opens, Hadrian mentions that he once tried tainted meat because it was a delicacy among which people?
(a) Germanic.
(b) African.
(c) British.
(d) Egyptian.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Antinous joins the Mithraic cult after a merchant suggests that he do so, in which city does the initiation rite take place?

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

3. During Hadrian's time in the army, which of the following individuals reports on his activities to the emperor?

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?

5. After Hadrian's arrival in Macedonica, which of the following individuals is killed?

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