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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. Which of the following individuals declares Antinous dead after his body is found in the river?
(a) Hermogenes.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Chabrias.
(d) Menecrates.

2. After his villa is complete, Hadrian gives a series of banquets and discovers a love for women playing which of the following instruments?
(a) Wind harp.
(b) Castanets.
(c) Drum.
(d) Lute.

3. During their stay in Antioch, which of the following individuals tells Antinous and Hadrian the story of "The Bride of Corinth"?
(a) Aspasius.
(b) Phlegon.
(c) Philo.
(d) Satyrus.

4. As he talks about how Antinous came to be part of his life, Hadrian compares him to which animal?
(a) Horse.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Bull.
(d) Hound.

5. Toward the end of "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian mentions that which of the following individuals has died?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Sabina.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Marullinus.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the sight-seeing trip with his wife which is meant to cheer him, Hadrian realizes that it would be Antinous' birthday; how old would he have been had he lived?

2. Hadrian returns to Rome after he leaves Greece in "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233" and writes which document to codify the administration of Italy?

3. While discussing his sadness at how things change despite his attempts to immortalize them, Hadrian says science has been at a standstill since which famous individual?

4. After his reflections on his own genetic makeup Hadrian says he completes the revision of which city's constitution?

5. Hadrian talks about his reproach of Trajan for waiting twenty years to name a successor. How many years has Hadrian evaded the same issue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hadrian respond to the Christian admonition which consists of "loving another as oneself" after he is approached by Quadratus to defend Christians?

2. Why, in "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233," does Hadrian decide to commission a new history of Rome?

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

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

5. When rumors begin to fly about the influence Lucius and Antinous must have over Hadrian, what reasons does he give that indicate these accusations are ridiculous?

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

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

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

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

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

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