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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. When Hadrian is named a judge, in which of the following areas does he specialize?
(a) Petty theft.
(b) Custody.
(c) Inheritance.
(d) Business.

2. For what action is Hadrian reproached shortly after his marriage has taken place?
(a) Dishonesty.
(b) Treason.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Gambling.

3. In "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," readers learn that Servianus' wife, Hadrian's sister, is named what?
(a) Matidia.
(b) Julia.
(c) Paulina.
(d) Tertia.

4. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," Hadrian states that he has sought which of the following more than power?
(a) Justice.
(b) Peace.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Liberty.

5. When talking about his frustration with the movement of the equinoxes, Hadrian says that this precession was calculated long ago by which individual?
(a) Hipparchus.
(b) Theron.
(c) Marullinus.
(d) Eleusis.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Nerva's death, Hadrian sets out to take the news to his cousin. Whose servants attack Hadrian on the way?

2. As Hadrian discusses his tomb, readers learn that it is placed along the bank of which river?

3. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is currently emperor of Rome?

4. As "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122" opens, Hadrian states that which of the following people are concerned only with reopening trade between Rome and India?

5. 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?

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