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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon returning to Greece in "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian sets out to rebuild which city?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Athens.
(c) Delphi.
(d) Sparta.

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

3. Upon returning to Athens after Antinous' death, with which friend does Hadrian stay?
(a) Theognis.
(b) Arrian.
(c) Phlegon.
(d) Hermogenes.

4. 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) Justinian.
(c) Juvenal.
(d) Papias.

5. As "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171" opens, Hadrian has passed the summer in which area?
(a) Asia Minor.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Rome.
(d) Germany.

6. During the visit to the magician in Canopus, the animal sacrifice is drowned. To which god is drowning intended to send the sacrificed animal in this ritual?
(a) Bast.
(b) Isis.
(c) Horace.
(d) Osiris.

7. 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) Ear.
(b) Leg.
(c) Spine.
(d) Eye.

8. 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) Diotimus.
(c) Epaminondas.
(d) Suetonius.

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

10. After his return to Greece and rebuilding of a city, Hadrian says that which individual is 12 years younger and the best of his friends?
(a) Demonax.
(b) Aristomenes.
(c) Arrian.
(d) Herod.

11. Which religious group appeals to Hadrian for a defense of their faith shortly after he begins work on the cult of Antinous?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Christians.
(c) Jews.
(d) Etruscans.

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

13. During their stay in Antioch, which of the following individuals tells Antinous and Hadrian the story of "The Bride of Corinth"?
(a) Satyrus.
(b) Phlegon.
(c) Philo.
(d) Aspasius.

14. 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) Octavius.
(d) Antonius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon returning to Alexandria after their hunting trip, which of the following poets arranges a special entertainment for Hadrian and Antinous?

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

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

4. 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?

5. When discussing his relationship with his body in "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," Hadrian says that he suddenly feels which of the following emotions?

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