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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Disciplina Augusta, 233-251.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92" opens, Hadrian says that all BUT WHICH of the following friends understand and agree with his change of attitude toward war?
(a) Marcius Turbo.
(b) Attianus.
(c) Licinius Sura.
(d) Trajan.

2. After discussing his travels in Greece, Hadrian says that he holds his post as governor of Syria for how long when Trajan comes to him at Antioch?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Nine months.

3. Hadrian mentions in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" that a friend in Rome took him to see Epictetus as a young boy shortly before which emperor ordered that man's exile?
(a) Trajan.
(b) Domitian.
(c) Vespasian.
(d) Titus.

4. 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) Letters.
(b) Senate reports.
(c) Novels.
(d) Police reports.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69," what is the only thing Trajan respects at once?

2. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is Hadrian's cousin?

3. In "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149," Hadrian mentions that construction and renovation of camps in what area occupies him for a full year?

4. As "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233" opens, to which of the following cities does Hadrian return?

5. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," what is the name of Trajan's niece, also Hadrian's mother-in-law?

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