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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tellus Stabilita, 122-149.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While discussing Roman commerce during his time in Antioch, Hadrian mentions that which religious group is a constant problem for Rome in Alexandria?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Mithradites.
(c) Christians.
(d) Jews.

2. During "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," which of the following individuals is one of Hadrian's supporters and becomes Trajan's new privy councillor?
(a) Celsus.
(b) Plotina.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Lusius Quietus.

3. What animal is sacrificed as part of the ritual when Hadrian is initiated into the religious cult?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goat.
(c) Dove.
(d) Bull.

4. As he announces his intention to write his autobiography, Hadrian mentions his secretary who was named ________.
(a) Phlegon.
(b) Chabrias.
(c) Celer.
(d) Iollas.

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?
(a) Macedonia.
(b) Bithynia.
(c) Sicilia.
(d) Syria.

Short Answer Questions

1. As tensions explode in the Orient, Trajan's officer Quietus is dispatched to deal with all BUT WHICH of the following cities?

2. One of Hadrian's favorite women falls in love with a dancer; what is the dancer's name?

3. 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?

4. As Hadrian discusses his life he says that all BUT WHICH of the following seem nebulous and fleeting as a phantom?

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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