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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. Hadrian discusses at length his favorite poets after Antinous' death. Which of the following wrote a long poem about Lydia, his deceased wife, and is one of Hadrian's favorites?
(a) Theognis.
(b) Phlegon.
(c) Megara.
(d) Antimachus.

2. Hadrian discusses his travels after the installment of Antinous in his life. Outside which city do the local officials draw up enormous fires for Hadrian's troops?
(a) Byzantium.
(b) Bithynia.
(c) Hadrianopolis.
(d) Thrace.

3. In "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian refers to which actor as his Greek partridge?
(a) Herod.
(b) Aristomenes.
(c) Demonax.
(d) Arrian.

4. As "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251" opens, things are going badly with which religious group?
(a) Etruscans.
(b) Christians.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Jews.

5. When discussing how he began to involve himself with other lovers, to Antinous' disgust, Hadrian says that he forced Antinous to endure the presence of a courtesan in which city?
(a) Sardis.
(b) Palmyra.
(c) Smyrna.
(d) Miletus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian begins to discuss Antinous' death, readers learn that he died at what age?

2. During their stay in Antioch, which of the following individuals tells Antinous and Hadrian the story of "The Bride of Corinth"?

3. At the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233," Hadrian grows angry with his bumbling secretary. Which part of the man's body does Hadrian seriously injure?

4. After his villa is complete, Hadrian gives a series of banquets and discovers a love for women playing which of the following instruments?

5. At which city does Hadrian meet with a nameless priestess when he begins plans to establish the cult of Antinous?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Hadrian's secretary in "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233"?

2. What observations does Hadrian make upon first meeting Antinous?

3. As Hadrian recounts the series of misunderstandings that lead to Jewish revolt in Jerusalem, what attitude does he take toward the Jews?

4. Why, when Hadrian sets about finding a successor, does he say that the Roman tradition of adoption works best?

5. Why, when choosing a successor, does Hadrian settle on Lucius?

6. Upon returning to Antioch after Antinous' death, what does Hadrian think of the people there?

7. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," what causes the initial problems between the Roman troops and the Jewish residents of Jerusalem?

8. What qualities strike Hadrian as special when he first meets Arrian of Nicomedia?

9. In "Saeculum Aureum, 171-189," why does Hadrian begin to push Antinous away?

10. Why does Antinous refuse to have his palm read a few days after the sacrifice on Mount Cassius?

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