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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. As Hadrian continues to discuss old age, sickness, and death, he comments that which of the following basic joys is deserting him?
(a) Food.
(b) Love.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Music.

2. When talking about various types of art, Hadrian says that which of the following cultures has chosen man as the center?
(a) Sarmatia.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Greek.
(d) Roman.

3. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is currently emperor of Rome?
(a) Trajan.
(b) Themistocles.
(c) Scaurus.
(d) Domitian.

4. After discussing various sculptors, Hadrian includes a quote: "Trahit sua quemque voluptas." What is the translation he provides for this quote?
(a) Each to his own bent.
(b) The body leaves its mark.
(c) Life is but fleeting.
(d) Beauty is in every figure.

5. 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) Attianus.
(b) Lucius Quietus.
(c) Crito.
(d) Marcius Turbo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the craftsmen he takes with him on his travels, Hadrian says that he offered which of the following individuals a Latin secretaryship?

2. During his travels in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," Hadrian attends a peasant wedding in which of the following towns?

3. Which of the following individuals comes to Hadrian's aid with Trajan in Antioch, when Hadrian fears he is losing his position as Trajan's heir?

4. After taking command of his own legion and performing well, Hadrian receives what token from Trajan?

5. When the first reports of the Parthian campaign come in, which of the following major cities has fallen to Rome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to "Animula Vagula Blandula," what kind of diet does Hadrian prefer, and how does that differ from the common Roman diet?

3. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69," what happens to Hadrian's young mistress who is in love with a dancer?

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

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

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

7. How does the first Sarmatian war change Hadrian?

8. What is Trajan's opinion of Hadrian after the death of Domitian and during Hadrian's early military career?

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

10. Describe what happens to Hadrian when he rides to take news of Domitian's death to his cousin Trajan.

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