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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. During the ceremony to inter Antinous' body, a sprig of what plant is placed upon his chest?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Willow.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Acacia.

2. When talking about the cities he establishes, Hadrian mentions the city of Hadrianotherae. In which region is this city located?
(a) Sarmatia.
(b) Epirus.
(c) Thrace.
(d) Asia Minor.

3. After Hadrian's arrival in Macedonica, which of the following individuals is killed?
(a) Nerva.
(b) Domitian.
(c) Assar.
(d) Trajan.

4. In "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," Hadrian regrets that he must fire a friend. He says that he sometimes counts which individual among his human victims?
(a) Marcius Turbo.
(b) Lucius Quietus.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Crito.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As he talks about how Antinous came to be part of his life, Hadrian compares him to which animal?

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

3. When Hadrian is sent to further his education, he studies medicine under which of the following individuals?

4. Hadrian and Antinous visit a temple under construction in Greece. Antinous feeds a ____________ that is brought there to consecrate the sanctuary upon its completion.

5. When Hadrian and Antinous make their way to Mantinea they find that the temple to which god has fallen into ruins?

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