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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Disciplina Augusta, 211-233.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon returning to Greece in "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian sets out to rebuild which city?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Athens.

2. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," which of the following individuals does Hadrian consider his most dangerous enemy?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Lusius Quietus.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Neratius Priscus.

3. Which of the following individuals comes to Hadrian's aid with Trajan in Antioch, when Hadrian fears he is losing his position as Trajan's heir?
(a) Plotina.
(b) Pliny.
(c) Palma.
(d) Sabina.

4. At the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233," Hadrian grows angry with his bumbling secretary. Which part of the man's body does Hadrian seriously injure?
(a) Spine.
(b) Leg.
(c) Ear.
(d) Eye.

5. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92" opens, Hadrian says that all BUT WHICH of the following friends understand and agree with his change of attitude toward war?
(a) Licinius Sura.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Attianus.
(d) Marcius Turbo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing his early relationship with Antinous, Hadrian says that his new companion was born in which city?

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

3. When the first reports of the Parthian campaign come in, which of the following major cities has fallen to Rome?

4. During his travels in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," Hadrian attends a peasant wedding in which of the following towns?

5. When Trajan's will is finally written, and Hadrian learns that he will be Trajan's successor, which of the following individuals is the first to salute him as emperor?

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