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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his villa is complete, Hadrian gives a series of banquets and discovers a love for women playing which of the following instruments?
(a) Lute.
(b) Drum.
(c) Wind harp.
(d) Castanets.

2. Hadrian finally decides to adopt Lucius, thus making him successor. Which of the following names does Lucius take after the adoption?
(a) Aelius.
(b) Julius.
(c) Antonius.
(d) Octavius.

3. When discussing his lack of children, Hadrian says that which of the following individuals was right to boast that he had Victories for daughters?
(a) Arrian.
(b) Epaminondas.
(c) Suetonius.
(d) Diotimus.

4. Upon returning to Alexandria after their hunting trip, which of the following poets arranges a special entertainment for Hadrian and Antinous?
(a) Mesomedes.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Julian.
(d) Pancrates.

5. Which of the following individuals dies shortly after Hadrian names Lucius his successor?
(a) Sabina.
(b) Arrian.
(c) Servianus.
(d) Lucius.

6. Which of the following individuals does Hadrian order executed due to an assassination plot uncovered after Lucius' adoption?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Sabina.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Arrian.

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) Galileo.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

8. After the Jewish protests over Greek literature in schools, which of the following individuals lets his nephew die rather than accept a Greek doctor?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Ismael.
(d) Isaac.

9. After Antinous decides on a tutor, Hadrian says that which of the following individuals, a Stoic philosopher, asks his permission to retire from service by suicide?
(a) Chabrias.
(b) Aristomenes.
(c) Demonax.
(d) Euphrates.

10. While discussing the events that lead up to Antinous' death, Hadrian says that a five-year drought ends upon his arrival in ____________.
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Athens.
(c) Carthage.
(d) Delphi.

11. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," which of the following individuals is an informer and spy for Rome?
(a) Elias Ben-Abayad.
(b) Euphorion.
(c) Joshua Ben-Kisma.
(d) Joshua.

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

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

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

15. At which city does Hadrian meet with a nameless priestess when he begins plans to establish the cult of Antinous?
(a) Corinth.
(b) Eleusis.
(c) Decelea.
(d) Aegina.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian and Antinous make their way to Mantinea they find that the temple to which god has fallen into ruins?

2. When discussing his early relationship with Antinous, Hadrian says that his new companion was born in which city?

3. When discussing his remaining family, Hadrian states that which jealous relative is still alive?

4. When Hadrian presses Antinous to pick a tutor, the boy chooses which of the following individuals?

5. Which of the following individuals declares Antinous dead after his body is found in the river?

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