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

2. When Hadrian is initiated into a religious cult, the ceremony takes place on the banks of which river?
(a) Danube.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Varta.
(d) Rhenus.

3. Toward the end of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian states that there are people he's seen often that he won't recognize where?
(a) Tibur.
(b) Hades.
(c) Naples.
(d) Rome.

4. 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) Syria.
(b) Sicilia.
(c) Bithynia.
(d) Macedonia.

5. After discussing the honors paid to Trajan after his death, Hadrian says that Rome has changed but he has promised himself to save it from the petrification of all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
(a) Tyre.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Thebes.

Short Answer 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?

2. After discussing his political enemies, Hadrian says that which of the following individuals organizes life with a view of serving him?

3. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," which of the following individuals does Hadrian consider his most dangerous enemy?

4. During Hadrian's second stay in Rome, how much money (in sesterces) does Trajan give Hadrian to distribute to the public?

5. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," how is Aelius Hadrianus Afer related to Hadrian?

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