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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. After discussing Trajan's perilous position as he finds enemies on all sides, Hadrian notes that Trajan wastes an entire winter in the siege of which desert fortress?
(a) Hatra.
(b) Cyrene.
(c) Edessa.
(d) Seleucia.

2. As "Animula Vagula Blandula" opens, Hadrian has been to see his doctor. What is the doctor's name?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Blandula.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Iollas.

3. Toward the end of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian states that there are people he's seen often that he won't recognize where?
(a) Tibur.
(b) Rome.
(c) Naples.
(d) Hades.

4. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," Hadrian states that he has sought which of the following more than power?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Justice.
(d) Peace.

5. In which area does Hadrian say he effected a number of civil reforms, as discussed in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149"?
(a) Britain.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Greece.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Trajan's will is finally written, and Hadrian learns that he will be Trajan's successor, which of the following individuals is the first to salute him as emperor?

2. As Hadrian continues to discuss old age, sickness, and death, he comments that which of the following basic joys is deserting him?

3. In "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," Hadrian regrets that he must fire a friend. He says that he sometimes counts which individual among his human victims?

4. During his travels in Greece, Hadrian mentions seeing the spaces for statues in sanctuaries left empty by the theft of which emperor?

5. As "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" opens, Hadrian mentions that he once tried tainted meat because it was a delicacy among which people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hermogenes so worried when he finished his examination of Hadrian?

2. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," how does Hadrian say Trajan has changed during the Dacian war in comparison to how he was when he welcomed Hadrian in Cologne twenty years earlier?

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

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

5. When discussing his early education, how does Hadrian say he feels about Greek?

6. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92" opens, what is Hadrian's view of Trajan's wars?

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

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

9. Describe the way in which Hadrian becomes emperor after Trajan's death.

10. As Hadrian speaks of his age and condition, why does he lament that he is losing sleep and refer to it as a joy?

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