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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. As Hadrian talks about his dislike of Roman feasts he mentions that he prefers the cuisine in which of the following countries?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Greece.
(d) Asia.

2. While discussing his military service, Hadrian mentions that he rose to the rank of tribune in which of the following legions?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

3. How old is Hadrian when Marullinus casts the horoscope that says Hadrian will one day rule the world?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Fifteen.

4. When Hadrian is sixteen and finishes a course of military training, his guardian is persuaded to send him where for further academic study?
(a) Athens.
(b) Spain.
(c) Florence.
(d) Rome.

5. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69," which of the following individuals is Trajan's wife who persuades him to let Hadrian write his speeches?
(a) Livia.
(b) Agrippina.
(c) Sabina.
(d) Plotina.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Hadrian continues to discuss old age, sickness, and death, he comments that which of the following basic joys is deserting him?

2. After discussing the murder of the leader in the Mauretanian revolt, Hadrian says that it reminds him of the proscriptions of which individual that stained the reputation of Augustus?

3. During his travels in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," Hadrian attends a peasant wedding in which of the following towns?

4. After Hadrian's arrival in Macedonica, which of the following individuals is killed?

5. When Hadrian faces revolt from Mauretania, which of the following individuals oversteps his orders and kills Hadrian's rival?

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