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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saeculum Aureum, 171-189.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While discussing his childhood, Hadrian says that though officially a Roman emperor is said to be born in Rome, he was actually born where?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Italica.
(c) Spain.
(d) Asia Minor.

2. What is the name of Trajan's grandniece, to whom Hadrian is married at twenty-eight?
(a) Plotina.
(b) Agrippina.
(c) Livia.
(d) Sabina.

3. When Hadrian is transferred to Macedonica, under which of the following legions does he serve?
(a) Second.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

4. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49" opens, readers learn that which of Hadrian's relatives is a man named Marullinus?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Brother.

5. During their stay in Antioch, which of the following individuals tells Antinous and Hadrian the story of "The Bride of Corinth"?
(a) Philo.
(b) Satyrus.
(c) Aspasius.
(d) Phlegon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hadrian and Antinous visit a temple under construction in Greece. Antinous feeds a ____________ that is brought there to consecrate the sanctuary upon its completion.

2. When talking about the cities he establishes, Hadrian mentions the city of Hadrianotherae. In which region is this city located?

3. In his discussion of the cities he establishes, Hadrian says that which of the following cities is one he cares least to revisit but to which he has devoted more pains?

4. In discussing his early challenges as emperor, Hadrian says that he is forced to take military action in Mauretania because a revolt is forming under which of the following individuals?

5. In which area does Hadrian say he effected a number of civil reforms, as discussed in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149"?

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