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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. One of Hadrian's favorite women falls in love with a dancer; what is the dancer's name?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Marcius.
(c) Tacitus.
(d) Bathyllus.

2. After Hadrian's comments about Trajan's view of war, which of the following friends dies?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Licinius Sura.
(d) Marcius Turbo.

3. When Hadrian talks about how much he misses hunting and riding, he mentions his horse of what name?
(a) Blandula.
(b) Borysthenes.
(c) Celer.
(d) Cabal.

4. When Hadrian is named a judge, in which of the following areas does he specialize?
(a) Petty theft.
(b) Inheritance.
(c) Business.
(d) Custody.

5. Hadrian mentions in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" that a friend in Rome took him to see Epictetus as a young boy shortly before which emperor ordered that man's exile?
(a) Vespasian.
(b) Domitian.
(c) Trajan.
(d) Titus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hadrian considers his life and decides that the life of which of the following is simple?

2. As "Animula Vagula Blandula" opens, Hadrian has been to see his doctor. What is the doctor's name?

3. When Hadrian goes to Pelusium to mediate the disagreements between the Greeks and Jews, he is forced to spend how many days in a courtroom over the matter?

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

5. When discussing relations with the Parthians, Hadrian says that he expects Marcus to continue the peace that has lasted for how many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," how does Hadrian recount the downfall of Domitian?

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

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

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

5. What logic does Hadrian use in his attempt to engender peace between the Greeks and the Jews?

6. What does Hadrian learn from the prophetess he meets in the British Isles?

7. 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?

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

9. As Hadrian begins to question Trajan's military policy, what reason does he give for Trajan's obsession with war?

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

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