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

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

3. 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.

4. After traveling to the Senate at the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271," Hadrian returns to which of the following locations?
(a) Tibur.
(b) Athens.
(c) Carthage.
(d) Antinoopolis.

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?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Ismael.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals does Hadrian order executed due to an assassination plot uncovered after Lucius' adoption?

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

3. Upon returning to Rome in "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271," Hadrian once again takes up his friendship with which of the following individuals?

4. Hadrian talks about his reproach of Trajan for waiting twenty years to name a successor. How many years has Hadrian evaded the same issue?

5. When the Olympieion is dedicated in Greece, the country bestows all BUT WHICH of the following titles on Hadrian?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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