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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. After the Jewish protests over Greek literature in schools, which of the following individuals lets his nephew die rather than accept a Greek doctor?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Ismael.

2. Upon growing bored in Alexandria, Hadrian and his company visit a magician in Canopus. What animal does Antinous insist upon sacrificing to destiny?
(a) Horse.
(b) Cobra.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Goat.

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

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

5. After his reflections on his own genetic makeup Hadrian says he completes the revision of which city's constitution?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Athens.
(c) Rome.
(d) Florence.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Jewish rebellion in "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," how many years does it take to recapture Jerusalem?

2. During the visit to the magician in Canopus, the animal sacrifice is drowned. To which god is drowning intended to send the sacrificed animal in this ritual?

3. Upon returning to Athens after Antinous' death, with which friend does Hadrian stay?

4. As "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233" opens, to which of the following cities does Hadrian return?

5. While discussing his options for a successor, Hadrian mentions all BUT WHICH of the following individuals?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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