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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Hadrian's first speech in the tribunal, he is laughed at for which of the following?
(a) Information.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Accent.
(d) Stutter.

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

3. Hadrian mentions, in his discussion of how people relate to each other, that he has incurred some criticism because he likes to read what?
(a) Novels.
(b) Senate reports.
(c) Letters.
(d) Police reports.

4. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is currently emperor of Rome?
(a) Scaurus.
(b) Domitian.
(c) Trajan.
(d) Themistocles.

5. Readers learn in Hadrian's discussion of his self-observation that he is almost how old?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his discussion of food and diet, which of the following emotions does Hadrian say can "unsettle the soul"?

2. As he announces his intention to write his autobiography, Hadrian mentions his secretary who was named ________.

3. How old is Hadrian when Marullinus casts the horoscope that says Hadrian will one day rule the world?

4. Which of the following individuals becomes the new emperor in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49"?

5. While discussing his doctor visit, Hadrian comments that a man does not practice medicine for 30 years without some ______________.

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