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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 talking about the cities he establishes, Hadrian mentions the city of Hadrianotherae. In which region is this city located?
(a) Sarmatia.
(b) Epirus.
(c) Thrace.
(d) Asia Minor.

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

3. When Hadrian is transferred to Macedonica, under which of the following legions does he serve?
(a) Third.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Second.
(d) Fifth.

4. While discussing his childhood, Hadrian says that though officially a Roman emperor is said to be born in Rome, he was actually born where?
(a) Spain.
(b) Asia Minor.
(c) Italica.
(d) Gaul.

5. As tensions explode in the Orient, Trajan's officer Quietus is dispatched to deal with all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
(a) Cyrene.
(b) Seleucia.
(c) Edessa.
(d) Hatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," how is Aelius Hadrianus Afer related to Hadrian?

2. What animal is sacrificed as part of the ritual when Hadrian is initiated into the religious cult?

3. 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?

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

5. How old is Hadrian when Marullinus casts the horoscope that says Hadrian will one day rule the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the first Sarmatian war change Hadrian?

6. Why is Hadrian laughed at when he makes his first speech to the tribunal?

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

8. In "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," how does Lucius Quietus attempt to assassinate Hadrian?

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

10. How does Hadrian react to his marriage insisted upon by Plotina, Trajan's wife?

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