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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 Hadrian returns to the Roman army and several problems erupt in the Orient at once, Hadrian manages to maintain order in which area?
(a) Macedonia.
(b) Bithynia.
(c) Syria.
(d) Sicilia.

2. 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?
(a) Marcius Turbo.
(b) Crito.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Lucius Quietus.

3. After Nerva's death, Hadrian sets out to take the news to his cousin. Whose servants attack Hadrian on the way?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Gallus.
(c) Assar.
(d) Domitian.

4. As Hadrian discusses his tomb, readers learn that it is placed along the bank of which river?
(a) Nile.
(b) Euphrates.
(c) Tiber.
(d) Tigris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While reflecting on his life Hadrian says that he has been a lover of art, though not to the extent of which of the following emperors?

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

3. When the Senate tries to confer upon Hadrian the title of "Father of the Country," he refuses, citing that which other emperor only accepted this title late in life?

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

5. Toward the end of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian states that there are people he's seen often that he won't recognize where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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