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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the first reports of the Parthian campaign come in, which of the following major cities has fallen to Rome?
(a) Assur.
(b) Mari.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Nippur.

2. When Hadrian is sixteen and finishes a course of military training, his guardian is persuaded to send him where for further academic study?
(a) Florence.
(b) Spain.
(c) Rome.
(d) Athens.

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

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

5. During "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," which of the following individuals is one of Hadrian's supporters and becomes Trajan's new privy councillor?
(a) Plotina.
(b) Celsus.
(c) Lusius Quietus.
(d) Attianus.

Short Answer Questions

1. As tensions explode in the Orient, Trajan's officer Quietus is dispatched to deal with all BUT WHICH of the following cities?

2. When Hadrian is initiated into a religious cult, the ceremony takes place on the banks of which river?

3. After winning Trajan's respect, Hadrian is placed in command of which legion?

4. During his travels in Greece, Hadrian mentions seeing the spaces for statues in sanctuaries left empty by the theft of which emperor?

5. After a massive earthquake destroys much of Antioch, Trajan allows members of which religion to be blamed and massacred for the natural disaster?

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