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

2. As "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122" opens, Hadrian states that which of the following people are concerned only with reopening trade between Rome and India?
(a) Parthians.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Jews.

3. After discussing various sculptors, Hadrian includes a quote: "Trahit sua quemque voluptas." What is the translation he provides for this quote?
(a) The body leaves its mark.
(b) Beauty is in every figure.
(c) Each to his own bent.
(d) Life is but fleeting.

4. Hadrian and Antinous visit a temple under construction in Greece. Antinous feeds a ____________ that is brought there to consecrate the sanctuary upon its completion.
(a) Lion.
(b) Snake.
(c) Cow.
(d) Dove.

5. When Antinous joins the Mithraic cult after a merchant suggests that he do so, in which city does the initiation rite take place?
(a) Palmyra.
(b) Smyrna.
(c) Miletus.
(d) Sardis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is sacrificed as part of the ritual when Hadrian is initiated into the religious cult?

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

3. When discussing the craftsmen he takes with him on his travels, Hadrian says that he offered which of the following individuals a Latin secretaryship?

4. How old is Hadrian when Marullinus casts the horoscope that says Hadrian will one day rule the world?

5. What is the name of Trajan's grandniece, to whom Hadrian is married at twenty-eight?

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