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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saeculum Aureum, 189-211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hadrian presses Antinous to pick a tutor, the boy chooses which of the following individuals?
(a) Aristomenes.
(b) Demonax.
(c) Chabrias.
(d) Euphrates.

2. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," what is the name of Trajan's niece, also Hadrian's mother-in-law?
(a) Matidia.
(b) Edessa.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Palma.

3. At the close of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian says that when philosophers have nothing more to tell us it is excusable to turn to which of the following?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Stars.
(c) Wine.
(d) Crystals.

4. Upon returning to Alexandria after their hunting trip, which of the following poets arranges a special entertainment for Hadrian and Antinous?
(a) Pancrates.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Julian.
(d) Mesomedes.

5. When discussing the craftsmen he takes with him on his travels, Hadrian says that he offered which of the following individuals a Latin secretaryship?
(a) Phlegon.
(b) Florus.
(c) Suetonius.
(d) Tranquillus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," Hadrian states that he has sought which of the following more than power?

2. Readers learn in Hadrian's discussion of his self-observation that he is almost how old?

3. When the Senate tries to confer upon Hadrian the title of "Father of the Country," he refuses, citing that which other emperor only accepted this title late in life?

4. In "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149," Hadrian mentions that construction and renovation of camps in what area occupies him for a full year?

5. As "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" opens, Hadrian mentions that he once tried tainted meat because it was a delicacy among which people?

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