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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saeculum Aureum, 189-211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After their trip to make sacrifices on Mount Casius in Antioch, Hadrian and his troops continue to Jerusalem. Hadrian intends to rebuild the city nearly destroyed by which emperor?
(a) Domitian.
(b) Titus.
(c) Nero.
(d) Vespasian.

2. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49," which of the following individuals is Hadrian's cousin?
(a) Trajan.
(b) Scaurus.
(c) Themistocles.
(d) Domitian.

3. While in Alexandria Hadrian is visited by a Jew named Akiba from Jerusalem. For how many days do the two argue about renovations in Jerusalem?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

4. After discussing his travels in Greece, Hadrian says that he holds his post as governor of Syria for how long when Trajan comes to him at Antioch?
(a) Nine months.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Six weeks.

5. One of Hadrian's favorite women falls in love with a dancer; what is the dancer's name?
(a) Marcius.
(b) Servianus.
(c) Tacitus.
(d) Bathyllus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian is sent to the first Sarmatian war with the title of governor of Pannonia, how long does the conflict last?

2. What is the name of Trajan's grandniece, to whom Hadrian is married at twenty-eight?

3. To which of the following famous sites does Hadrian travel with his wife soon after the death of Antinous?

4. Which of the following individuals declares Antinous dead after his body is found in the river?

5. When discussing his early relationship with Antinous, Hadrian says that his new companion was born in which city?

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