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

2. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," which of the following individuals is an informer and spy for Rome?
(a) Elias Ben-Abayad.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Joshua Ben-Kisma.
(d) Euphorion.

3. 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) Etruscans.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Christians.

4. 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) Miletus.
(c) Smyrna.
(d) Palmyra.

5. When Hadrian presses Antinous to pick a tutor, the boy chooses which of the following individuals?
(a) Aristomenes.
(b) Chabrias.
(c) Demonax.
(d) Euphrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals dies shortly after Hadrian names Lucius his successor?

2. After Hadrian forbids the Jews from reestablishing themselves in Jerusalem, they settle in all BUT WHICH of the following cities?

3. After the Jewish protests over Greek literature in schools, which of the following individuals lets his nephew die rather than accept a Greek doctor?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," what causes the initial problems between the Roman troops and the Jewish residents of Jerusalem?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Hadrian consider the time period after he first meets Antinous a Golden Age in his life?

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