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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hadrian is sent to further his education, he studies medicine under which of the following individuals?
(a) Themistocles.
(b) Scaurus.
(c) Lucretius.
(d) Leotychides.

2. While discussing Roman commerce during his time in Antioch, Hadrian mentions that which religious group is a constant problem for Rome in Alexandria?
(a) Mithradites.
(b) Jews.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Christians.

3. As he announces his intention to write his autobiography, Hadrian mentions his secretary who was named ________.
(a) Chabrias.
(b) Phlegon.
(c) Iollas.
(d) Celer.

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

5. In his discussion of the cities he establishes, Hadrian says that which of the following cities is one he cares least to revisit but to which he has devoted more pains?
(a) Hadrianotherae.
(b) Antinoopolis.
(c) Hadrianopolis.
(d) Plotinopolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is currently emperor of Rome?

2. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49" opens, readers learn that which of Hadrian's relatives is a man named Marullinus?

3. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is Hadrian's cousin?

4. 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?

5. After winning Trajan's respect, Hadrian is placed in command of which legion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Hadrian when he rides to take news of Domitian's death to his cousin Trajan.

2. As Hadrian discusses his medical condition, what attitude does he seem to have toward his mortality?

3. As "Animula Vagula Blandula" closes, what proposal does Hadrian have for Marcus Aurelius?

4. How is Trajan's body dealt with after his death?

5. What reasons does Hadrian give when he abandons Trajan's conquest plans?

6. How does the first Sarmatian war change Hadrian?

7. While talking about his medical limitations, what two things does Hadrian indicate he misses most?

8. Describe the major political event in Rome that occurs toward the end of "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49."

9. Describe Hadrian's thoughts when he begins to feel himself divine in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149."

10. What do critics say when they find out that Trajan's will names Hadrian as his successor?

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