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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 "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," Hadrian states that Quietus attacked all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
(a) Gaza.
(b) Laodicea.
(c) Cyrene.
(d) Edessa.

2. When discussing his early relationship with Antinous, Hadrian says that his new companion was born in which city?
(a) Nicomedia.
(b) Propontis.
(c) Claudiopolis.
(d) Bithynia.

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

4. At which city does Hadrian meet with a nameless priestess when he begins plans to establish the cult of Antinous?
(a) Eleusis.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Aegina.
(d) Decelea.

5. 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) Thrace.
(b) Hadrianopolis.
(c) Byzantium.
(d) Bithynia.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their stay in Alexandria, Hadrian, and Antinous embark on a hunting expedition for which of the following animals?

2. When discussing his relationship with his body in "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," Hadrian says that he suddenly feels which of the following emotions?

3. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," which of the following individuals is an informer and spy for Rome?

4. As "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271" begins, which of the following individuals does Hadrian credit with the suppression of the Jewish revolt?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Antinous' death, what conclusions does Hadrian draw as to why the young man committed suicide?

3. Describe the three prospects Hadrian dismisses before finally settling on Lucius as his successor and why those three are dismissed.

4. What is Sabina's final attitude toward Hadrian at the time of her death?

5. According to "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211," why must it have been particularly difficult for Antinous to commit suicide in the manner he chose?

6. Why do the Jewish people consider the opening of schools where Greek literature is taught such a major problem?

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

8. As "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211" opens, what peculiar habit does Hadrian mention of Lucius?

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

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

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