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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Trajan's will is finally written, and Hadrian learns that he will be Trajan's successor, which of the following individuals is the first to salute him as emperor?
(a) Crito.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Attianus.

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

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

4. After Nerva's death, Hadrian sets out to take the news to his cousin. Whose servants attack Hadrian on the way?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Assar.
(c) Domitian.
(d) Gallus.

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) Tranquillus.
(b) Suetonius.
(c) Phlegon.
(d) Florus.

6. During the Sarmatian war Hadrian makes a practice of sending rash and ambitious soldiers back to Rome and replacing them with what kind of people?
(a) Peasants.
(b) Technicians.
(c) Cooks.
(d) Musicians.

7. Which of the following individuals becomes Hadrian's most vehement critic shortly after his marriage?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Plotina.
(c) Trajan.
(d) Tibullus.

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

9. During Hadrian's second stay in Rome, how much money (in sesterces) does Trajan give Hadrian to distribute to the public?
(a) Eight million.
(b) Two million.
(c) Fifteen thousand.
(d) Five thousand.

10. After his discussion of food and diet, which of the following emotions does Hadrian say can "unsettle the soul"?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Hate.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

11. After discussing the murder of the leader in the Mauretanian revolt, Hadrian says that it reminds him of the proscriptions of which individual that stained the reputation of Augustus?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Nero.
(c) Octavius.
(d) Domitian.

12. As "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" opens, Hadrian mentions that he once tried tainted meat because it was a delicacy among which people?
(a) Germanic.
(b) African.
(c) British.
(d) Egyptian.

13. When Hadrian faces revolt from Mauretania, which of the following individuals oversteps his orders and kills Hadrian's rival?
(a) Crito.
(b) Marcius Turbo.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Lucius Quietus.

14. As Hadrian continues to discuss old age, sickness, and death, he comments that which of the following basic joys is deserting him?
(a) Food.
(b) Music.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Love.

15. Toward the end of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian states that there are people he's seen often that he won't recognize where?
(a) Rome.
(b) Hades.
(c) Naples.
(d) Tibur.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After examining Hadrian, his doctor is alarmed at the Emperor's condition and blames which young physician who has been attending him?

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

4. During Hadrian's time in the army, which of the following individuals reports on his activities to the emperor?

5. When Hadrian is named a judge, in which of the following areas does he specialize?

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