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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian states that there are people he's seen often that he won't recognize where?
(a) Rome.
(b) Naples.
(c) Tibur.
(d) Hades.

2. After his discussion of food and diet, which of the following emotions does Hadrian say can "unsettle the soul"?
(a) Love.
(b) Hate.
(c) Fear.
(d) Jealousy.

3. As he announces his intention to write his autobiography, Hadrian mentions his secretary who was named ________.
(a) Celer.
(b) Iollas.
(c) Phlegon.
(d) Chabrias.

4. Which of the following individuals becomes Hadrian's most vehement critic shortly after his marriage?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Plotina.
(c) Tibullus.
(d) Trajan.

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. After discussing Trajan's perilous position as he finds enemies on all sides, Hadrian notes that Trajan wastes an entire winter in the siege of which desert fortress?

2. While reflecting on his life Hadrian says that he has been a lover of art, though not to the extent of which of the following emperors?

3. As Hadrian discusses his life he says that all BUT WHICH of the following seem nebulous and fleeting as a phantom?

4. While talking about books, Hadrian accuses which author of making life lighter than it is?

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

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