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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 is the name of Trajan's grandniece, to whom Hadrian is married at twenty-eight?
(a) Livia.
(b) Plotina.
(c) Sabina.
(d) Agrippina.

2. During his travels in Greece, Hadrian mentions seeing the spaces for statues in sanctuaries left empty by the theft of which emperor?
(a) Caligula.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Nero.
(d) Domitian.

3. When Hadrian is sent to the first Sarmatian war with the title of governor of Pannonia, how long does the conflict last?
(a) Eleven months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Twenty-three weeks.
(d) Six days.

4. In his discussion of Marullinus, Hadrian notes that he bore senatorial rank. How many of Hadrian's lineage achieved this rank?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

5. Readers learn in Hadrian's discussion of his self-observation that he is almost how old?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Seventy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian is initiated into a religious cult, the ceremony takes place on the banks of which river?

2. When talking about various types of art, Hadrian says that which of the following cultures has chosen man as the center?

3. As Hadrian discusses his tomb, readers learn that it is placed along the bank of which river?

4. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49" opens, readers learn that which of Hadrian's relatives is a man named Marullinus?

5. After taking command of his own legion and performing well, Hadrian receives what token from Trajan?

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