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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. While discussing the events that lead up to Antinous' death, Hadrian says that a five-year drought ends upon his arrival in ____________.
(a) Delphi.
(b) Athens.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Carthage.

2. Which of the following individuals dies shortly after Hadrian names Lucius his successor?
(a) Servianus.
(b) Arrian.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Sabina.

3. 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) Miletus.
(d) Smyrna.

4. Upon returning to Athens after Antinous' death, with which friend does Hadrian stay?
(a) Hermogenes.
(b) Theognis.
(c) Arrian.
(d) Phlegon.

5. 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?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the ceremony to inter Antinous' body, a sprig of what plant is placed upon his chest?

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

3. At the end of "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian says that his once-turbulent relationship with which individual has cooled to a general indifference?

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

5. Which of the following individuals alerts Hadrian that Antinous has gone missing in "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why, according to "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," does Hadrian not divorce Sabina and be done with her?

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

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

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

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

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