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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Patientia.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Hadrian discusses his tomb, readers learn that it is placed along the bank of which river?
(a) Tigris.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Nile.
(d) Euphrates.

3. Hadrian talks about his reproach of Trajan for waiting twenty years to name a successor. How many years has Hadrian evaded the same issue?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-five.

4. After taking command of his own legion and performing well, Hadrian receives what token from Trajan?
(a) Crown.
(b) Horse.
(c) Ring.
(d) Sword.

5. Hadrian discusses at length his favorite poets after Antinous' death. Which of the following wrote a long poem about Lydia, his deceased wife, and is one of Hadrian's favorites?
(a) Antimachus.
(b) Megara.
(c) Theognis.
(d) Phlegon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," Hadrian states that in twenty years of his rule he has passed how many without a fixed living location?

2. How old is Hadrian when Marullinus casts the horoscope that says Hadrian will one day rule the world?

3. As he announces his intention to write his autobiography, Hadrian mentions his secretary who was named ________.

4. Which of the following individuals becomes Hadrian's most vehement critic shortly after his marriage?

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

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