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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon his return to Rome Hadrian begins work on the Odeon, which is a __________________.
(a) Library.
(b) Theater.
(c) Public bath.
(d) Courthouse.

2. When Hadrian talks about how much he misses hunting and riding, he mentions his horse of what name?
(a) Blandula.
(b) Celer.
(c) Borysthenes.
(d) Cabal.

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

4. Which of the following individuals becomes the new emperor in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49"?
(a) Trajan.
(b) Assar.
(c) Nerva.
(d) Domitian.

5. When discussing his method of alternation, Hadrian says that all BUT WHICH of the following are subject to interruption at any moment?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals dies shortly after Hadrian names Lucius his successor?

2. In his discussion of life Hadrian comments that his nature seems to be made up of equal parts of instinct and _________.

3. Which of the following individuals comes to Hadrian's aid with Trajan in Antioch, when Hadrian fears he is losing his position as Trajan's heir?

4. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," which of the following individuals is an informer and spy for Rome?

5. After discussing his political enemies, Hadrian says that which of the following individuals organizes life with a view of serving him?

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