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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233," Hadrian grows angry with his bumbling secretary. Which part of the man's body does Hadrian seriously injure?
(a) Spine.
(b) Leg.
(c) Ear.
(d) Eye.

2. During their stay in Alexandria, Hadrian, and Antinous embark on a hunting expedition for which of the following animals?
(a) Mongoose.
(b) Crocodile.
(c) Lion.
(d) Jackal.

3. 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) 847.
(b) 265.
(c) 349.
(d) 762.

4. As "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211" opens, Hadrian reunites with his wife Sabina; he notes that she now surrounds herself with women of what profession?
(a) Singers.
(b) Actors.
(c) Dancers.
(d) Writers.

5. Hadrian grows angry with a writer during his first discussions of his life at the villa and summons the writer to tell him that he is exiled. What is the writer's name?
(a) Paris.
(b) Papias.
(c) Juvenal.
(d) Justinian.

6. As "Saeculum Aureum, 171-189" opens, Hadrian reports that Antinous has become infatuated with passages by which famous writer and philosopher?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

7. After his reflections on his own genetic makeup Hadrian says he completes the revision of which city's constitution?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Florence.
(c) Athens.
(d) Rome.

8. After the uncovered assassination plot, which of the following individuals increases the security around Hadrian in fear of a new revenge plot?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Fuscus.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Marcius Turbo.

9. 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) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Fourteen.

10. While discussing his options for a successor, Hadrian mentions all BUT WHICH of the following individuals?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Arrian.
(c) Julius Severus.
(d) Marcius Turbo.

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

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

13. Which of the following statues does Hadrian NOT purchase for his native city of Italica during his stay in Alexandria?
(a) Venus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Diana.
(d) Hermes.

14. 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) Eight.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-five.

15. To which of the following individuals does Hadrian give the responsibility of cleaning up during the Jewish rebellion in Jerusalem?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Simon.
(c) Bethar.
(d) Celer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Upon returning to Athens after Antinous' death, with which friend does Hadrian stay?

3. Hadrian returns to Rome after he leaves Greece in "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233" and writes which document to codify the administration of Italy?

4. After the Jewish protests over Greek literature in schools, which of the following individuals lets his nephew die rather than accept a Greek doctor?

5. After their trip to make sacrifices on Mount Casius in Antioch, Hadrian and his troops continue to Jerusalem. Hadrian intends to rebuild the city nearly destroyed by which emperor?

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