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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. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69" opens, which of the following individuals is in command of the troops in Lower Germany?
(a) Nerva.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Domitian.
(d) Assar.

2. As he writes about his death, Hadrian says that he may die in all BUT WHICH of the following places?
(a) Rome.
(b) Carthage.
(c) Tibur.
(d) Naples.

3. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," what is the name of Trajan's niece, also Hadrian's mother-in-law?
(a) Palma.
(b) Plotina.
(c) Edessa.
(d) Matidia.

4. When Trajan's will is finally written, and Hadrian learns that he will be Trajan's successor, which of the following individuals is the first to salute him as emperor?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Crito.
(c) Trajan.
(d) Plotina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the first reports of the Parthian campaign come in, which of the following major cities has fallen to Rome?

2. After examining Hadrian, his doctor is alarmed at the Emperor's condition and blames which young physician who has been attending him?

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

4. During his travels in Greece, Hadrian mentions seeing the spaces for statues in sanctuaries left empty by the theft of which emperor?

5. During the Sarmatian war Hadrian makes a practice of sending rash and ambitious soldiers back to Rome and replacing them with what kind of people?

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