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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Disciplina Augusta, 233-251.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Jewish rebellion in "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," how many years does it take to recapture Jerusalem?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) One.

2. When Hadrian is initiated into a religious cult, the ceremony takes place on the banks of which river?
(a) Tiber.
(b) Rhenus.
(c) Danube.
(d) Varta.

3. How old is Hadrian when Marullinus casts the horoscope that says Hadrian will one day rule the world?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eleven.

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

5. During his travels in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," Hadrian attends a peasant wedding in which of the following towns?
(a) Arcadia.
(b) Megara.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Delphi.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. As "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171" opens, Hadrian has passed the summer in which area?

3. During the sight-seeing trip with his wife which is meant to cheer him, Hadrian realizes that it would be Antinous' birthday; how old would he have been had he lived?

4. Hadrian mentions, in his discussion of how people relate to each other, that he has incurred some criticism because he likes to read what?

5. During Hadrian's second stay in Rome, how much money (in sesterces) does Trajan give Hadrian to distribute to the public?

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