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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. Upon returning to Alexandria after their hunting trip, which of the following poets arranges a special entertainment for Hadrian and Antinous?
(a) Pancrates.
(b) Julian.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Mesomedes.

2. To which of the following individuals does Hadrian give the responsibility of cleaning up during the Jewish rebellion in Jerusalem?
(a) Celer.
(b) Bethar.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Simon.

3. As "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271" begins, which of the following individuals does Hadrian credit with the suppression of the Jewish revolt?
(a) Arrian.
(b) Epaminondas.
(c) Suetonius.
(d) Diotimus.

4. After Antinous' death, which of the following individuals is a member of an Orphic cult that declares suicide a crime and, thus, tends to focus on the sacrificial aspect of the death?
(a) Chabrias.
(b) Menecrates.
(c) Hermogenes.
(d) Lucius.

5. Which religious group appeals to Hadrian for a defense of their faith shortly after he begins work on the cult of Antinous?
(a) Jews.
(b) Christians.
(c) Etruscans.
(d) Muslims.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. After the uncovered assassination plot, which of the following individuals increases the security around Hadrian in fear of a new revenge plot?

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

4. When Hadrian presses Antinous to pick a tutor, the boy chooses which of the following individuals?

5. Upon returning to Alexandra after the visit to the magician in Canopus, Antinous convinces which individual to return to the magician with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. According to Hadrian, what must Antinous have thought after the lightning episode on Mount Cassius?

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

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

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

7. Explain the result of Hadrian's ritual sacrifice on Mount Cassius outside Antioch.

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

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

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

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