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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. After examining Hadrian, his doctor is alarmed at the Emperor's condition and blames which young physician who has been attending him?
(a) Blandula.
(b) Hermogenes.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Iollas.

2. As tensions explode in the Orient, Trajan's officer Quietus is dispatched to deal with all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
(a) Seleucia.
(b) Hatra.
(c) Cyrene.
(d) Edessa.

3. When Hadrian begins to discuss Antinous' death, readers learn that he died at what age?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

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

5. When Hadrian talks about how much he misses hunting and riding, he mentions his horse of what name?
(a) Borysthenes.
(b) Celer.
(c) Blandula.
(d) Cabal.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69," what is the only thing Trajan respects at once?

2. Which of the following statues does Hadrian NOT purchase for his native city of Italica during his stay in Alexandria?

3. As "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251" opens, things are going badly with which religious group?

4. After discussing the honors paid to Trajan after his death, Hadrian says that Rome has changed but he has promised himself to save it from the petrification of all BUT WHICH of the following cities?

5. As Hadrian continues to discuss old age, sickness, and death, he comments that which of the following basic joys is deserting him?

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