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

2. While discussing his sadness at how things change despite his attempts to immortalize them, Hadrian says science has been at a standstill since which famous individual?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

3. After their trip to make sacrifices on Mount Casius in Antioch, Hadrian and his troops continue to Jerusalem. Hadrian intends to rebuild the city nearly destroyed by which emperor?
(a) Domitian.
(b) Vespasian.
(c) Nero.
(d) Titus.

4. Which of the following individuals alerts Hadrian that Antinous has gone missing in "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211"?
(a) Menecrates.
(b) Chabrias.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Lucius.

5. After Hadrian forbids the Jews from reestablishing themselves in Jerusalem, they settle in all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
(a) Antioch.
(b) Rome.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Athens.

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. After discussing various sculptors, Hadrian includes a quote: "Trahit sua quemque voluptas." What is the translation he provides for this quote?

3. During the sight-seeing trip with his wife which is meant to cheer him, Hadrian realizes that it would be Antinous' birthday; how old would he have been had he lived?

4. During the ceremony to inter Antinous' body, a sprig of what plant is placed upon his chest?

5. Upon growing bored in Alexandria, Hadrian and his company visit a magician in Canopus. What animal does Antinous insist upon sacrificing to destiny?

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