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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. In his discussion of Marullinus, Hadrian notes that he bore senatorial rank. How many of Hadrian's lineage achieved this rank?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

2. In his discussion of the cities he establishes, Hadrian says that which of the following cities is one he cares least to revisit but to which he has devoted more pains?
(a) Plotinopolis.
(b) Hadrianopolis.
(c) Antinoopolis.
(d) Hadrianotherae.

3. At the close of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian says that when philosophers have nothing more to tell us it is excusable to turn to which of the following?
(a) Stars.
(b) Crystals.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Wine.

4. After a massive earthquake destroys much of Antioch, Trajan allows members of which religion to be blamed and massacred for the natural disaster?
(a) Christians.
(b) Jews.
(c) Mithradites.
(d) Muslims.

5. When Hadrian faces revolt from Mauretania, which of the following individuals oversteps his orders and kills Hadrian's rival?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Crito.
(c) Lucius Quietus.
(d) Marcius Turbo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While discussing his military service, Hadrian mentions that he rose to the rank of tribune in which of the following legions?

3. After discussing the murder of the leader in the Mauretanian revolt, Hadrian says that it reminds him of the proscriptions of which individual that stained the reputation of Augustus?

4. After discussing the honors paid to Trajan after his death, Hadrian says that Rome has changed but he has promised himself to save it from the petrification of all BUT WHICH of the following cities?

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

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

3. What is done about Lucius Quietus' assassination attempt on Hadrian?

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

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

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

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

8. How does the first Sarmatian war change Hadrian?

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

10. 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?

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