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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in Alexandria Hadrian is visited by a Jew named Akiba from Jerusalem. For how many days do the two argue about renovations in Jerusalem?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Two.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Eight.

2. When Hadrian states that if the collapse of Rome happens it will concern his successors, he mentions that it is which year of the Roman era?
(a) 762.
(b) 847.
(c) 265.
(d) 349.

3. At the end of "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian says that his once-turbulent relationship with which individual has cooled to a general indifference?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Sabina.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Marullinus.

4. As "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271" begins, which of the following individuals does Hadrian credit with the suppression of the Jewish revolt?
(a) Suetonius.
(b) Arrian.
(c) Diotimus.
(d) Epaminondas.

5. Which of the following individuals dies toward the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271"?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Marcius Turbo.
(c) Sabina.
(d) Lucius.

6. As he talks about how Antinous came to be part of his life, Hadrian compares him to which animal?
(a) Bull.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Hound.
(d) Horse.

7. While discussing his sadness at how things change despite his attempts to immortalize them, Hadrian says science has been at a standstill since which famous individual?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Copernicus.

8. As "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251" opens, things are going badly with which religious group?
(a) Etruscans.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Jews.
(d) Christians.

9. During the Jewish rebellion in "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," how many years does it take to recapture Jerusalem?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

10. When the Olympieion is dedicated in Greece, the country bestows all BUT WHICH of the following titles on Hadrian?
(a) Master of All.
(b) Ionian.
(c) Friend of Greece.
(d) Protector.

11. Hadrian returns to Rome after he leaves Greece in "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233" and writes which document to codify the administration of Italy?
(a) Roma Perpetua.
(b) Eternal Declaration.
(c) Declaration of Administration.
(d) Perpetual Edict.

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

13. 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) Hermogenes.
(c) Menecrates.
(d) Chabrias.

14. When Antinous joins the Mithraic cult after a merchant suggests that he do so, in which city does the initiation rite take place?
(a) Palmyra.
(b) Smyrna.
(c) Sardis.
(d) Miletus.

15. Toward the end of "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian mentions that which of the following individuals has died?
(a) Sabina.
(b) Marullinus.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Plotina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals alerts Hadrian that Antinous has gone missing in "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211"?

2. After the uncovered assassination plot, which of the following individuals increases the security around Hadrian in fear of a new revenge plot?

3. Hadrian discusses his travels after the installment of Antinous in his life. Outside which city do the local officials draw up enormous fires for Hadrian's troops?

4. Which of the following individuals does Hadrian order executed due to an assassination plot uncovered after Lucius' adoption?

5. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," Hadrian states that Quietus attacked all BUT WHICH of the following cities?

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