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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tellus Stabilita, 122-149.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After winning Trajan's respect, Hadrian is placed in command of which legion?
(a) First.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Ninth.

2. After taking command of his own legion and performing well, Hadrian receives what token from Trajan?
(a) Horse.
(b) Ring.
(c) Crown.
(d) Sword.

3. In his discussion of life Hadrian comments that his nature seems to be made up of equal parts of instinct and _________.
(a) Luck.
(b) Training.
(c) Advice.
(d) Knowledge.

4. While reflecting on his life Hadrian says that he has been a lover of art, though not to the extent of which of the following emperors?
(a) Caligula.
(b) Nero.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Titus.

5. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69," which of the following individuals is Trajan's wife who persuades him to let Hadrian write his speeches?
(a) Plotina.
(b) Livia.
(c) Agrippina.
(d) Sabina.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," Hadrian regrets that he must fire a friend. He says that he sometimes counts which individual among his human victims?

2. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," Hadrian states that he has sought which of the following more than power?

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

4. Readers learn in Hadrian's discussion of his self-observation that he is almost how old?

5. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," how is Aelius Hadrianus Afer related to Hadrian?

(see the answer key)

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