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

2. 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) Wine.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Crystals.
(d) Stars.

3. After Antinous' death, which of the following individuals is a member of an Orphic cult that declares suicide a crime and, thus, tends to focus on the sacrificial aspect of the death?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Menecrates.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Chabrias.

4. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," which of the following individuals does Hadrian consider his most dangerous enemy?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Lusius Quietus.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Neratius Priscus.

5. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is Hadrian's cousin?
(a) Themistocles.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Scaurus.
(d) Domitian.

Short Answer Questions

1. While discussing his childhood, Hadrian says that though officially a Roman emperor is said to be born in Rome, he was actually born where?

2. What is the name of Trajan's grandniece, to whom Hadrian is married at twenty-eight?

3. While discussing the events that lead up to Antinous' death, Hadrian says that a five-year drought ends upon his arrival in ____________.

4. During "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," which of the following individuals is one of Hadrian's supporters and becomes Trajan's new privy councillor?

5. Toward the end of "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian mentions that which of the following individuals has died?

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