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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tellus Stabilita, 95-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Trajan.
(b) Crito.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Plotina.

2. After Hadrian's arrival in Macedonica, which of the following individuals is killed?
(a) Assar.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Nerva.
(d) Domitian.

3. 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) Five years.
(b) Nine months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six weeks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian is transferred to Macedonica, under which of the following legions does he serve?

2. While vising Chaeronea, Hadrian spends two days as the guest of which of the following famous Greek philosophers and writers?

3. As Hadrian talks about his dislike of Roman feasts he mentions that he prefers the cuisine in which of the following countries?

4. Which of the following individuals becomes the new emperor in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49"?

5. When Hadrian is attacked by a slave he sends the man to work in the mines; he says that which of the following cities would have survived had it shown some generosity?

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