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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. When Antinous joins the Mithraic cult after a merchant suggests that he do so, in which city does the initiation rite take place?
(a) Sardis.
(b) Palmyra.
(c) Smyrna.
(d) Miletus.

2. During the ceremony to inter Antinous' body, a sprig of what plant is placed upon his chest?
(a) Lotus.
(b) Willow.
(c) Acacia.
(d) Poppy.

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

4. During their stay in Alexandria, Hadrian, and Antinous embark on a hunting expedition for which of the following animals?
(a) Mongoose.
(b) Crocodile.
(c) Lion.
(d) Jackal.

5. When Hadrian and Antinous make their way to Mantinea they find that the temple to which god has fallen into ruins?
(a) Mars.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Athena.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which religious group appeals to Hadrian for a defense of their faith shortly after he begins work on the cult of Antinous?

3. Which of the following individuals dies toward the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271"?

4. 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?

5. When Hadrian opens schools in Jerusalem that teach Greek literature, which of the following is a rabbi who orders his people only to study such things in the hour that is neither night nor day?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What incident in "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251" leads Hermogenes to diagnose the emperor with heart disease?

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

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