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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. During his travels in Greece, Hadrian mentions seeing the spaces for statues in sanctuaries left empty by the theft of which emperor?
(a) Nero.
(b) Domitian.
(c) Caligula.
(d) Trajan.

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

3. 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) Cyrene.
(b) Hatra.
(c) Edessa.
(d) Seleucia.

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

5. When Hadrian is sent to the first Sarmatian war with the title of governor of Pannonia, how long does the conflict last?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six days.
(c) Eleven months.
(d) Twenty-three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian talks about how much he misses hunting and riding, he mentions his horse of what name?

2. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92" opens, Hadrian says that all BUT WHICH of the following friends understand and agree with his change of attitude toward war?

3. During "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," which of the following individuals is one of Hadrian's supporters and becomes Trajan's new privy councillor?

4. As Hadrian discusses his tomb, readers learn that it is placed along the bank of which river?

5. Hadrian mentions, in his discussion of how people relate to each other, that he has incurred some criticism because he likes to read what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What type of courage would Hadrian like to possess, as discussed in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69"?

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

5. Describe Marullinus, Hadrian's grandfather, as discussed in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49."

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

7. What does Hadrian admit in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149" about his feelings on belonging?

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

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

10. After discussing Trajan's plans for the army, why does Hadrian say he likes dealing with the barbarians?

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