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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. While vising Chaeronea, Hadrian spends two days as the guest of which of the following famous Greek philosophers and writers?
(a) Plato.
(b) Pythagoras.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Socrates.

2. Hadrian mentions, in his discussion of how people relate to each other, that he has incurred some criticism because he likes to read what?
(a) Police reports.
(b) Senate reports.
(c) Novels.
(d) Letters.

3. As "Animula Vagula Blandula" opens, Hadrian has been to see his doctor. What is the doctor's name?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Iollas.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Blandula.

4. When the first reports of the Parthian campaign come in, which of the following major cities has fallen to Rome?
(a) Assur.
(b) Mari.
(c) Nippur.
(d) Babylon.

5. As Hadrian discusses his life he says that all BUT WHICH of the following seem nebulous and fleeting as a phantom?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Wishes.
(c) Projects.
(d) Desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian is sixteen and finishes a course of military training, his guardian is persuaded to send him where for further academic study?

2. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49" opens, readers learn that which of Hadrian's relatives is a man named Marullinus?

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

4. When Hadrian is sent to further his education, he studies medicine under which of the following individuals?

5. After Hadrian returns to the Roman army and several problems erupt in the Orient at once, Hadrian manages to maintain order in which area?

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