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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When talking about the cities he establishes, Hadrian mentions the city of Hadrianotherae. In which region is this city located?
(a) Epirus.
(b) Thrace.
(c) Asia Minor.
(d) Sarmatia.

2. As "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122" opens, Hadrian states that which of the following people are concerned only with reopening trade between Rome and India?
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Parthians.
(c) Jews.
(d) Greeks.

3. Which of the following individuals becomes the new emperor in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49"?
(a) Domitian.
(b) Trajan.
(c) Nerva.
(d) Assar.

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) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six weeks.

5. While discussing his military service, Hadrian mentions that he rose to the rank of tribune in which of the following legions?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Third.
(c) Second.
(d) Ninth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hadrian is attacked by a slave he sends the man to work in the mines; he says that which of the following cities would have survived had it shown some generosity?

2. Toward the end of "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," Hadrian states that in twenty years of his rule he has passed how many without a fixed living location?

3. When Hadrian talks about how much he misses hunting and riding, he mentions his horse of what name?

4. During the Sarmatian war Hadrian makes a practice of sending rash and ambitious soldiers back to Rome and replacing them with what kind of people?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hadrian react to his marriage insisted upon by Plotina, Trajan's wife?

2. Describe the major political event in Rome that occurs toward the end of "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49."

3. In "Tellus Stabilita, 95-122," how does Lucius Quietus attempt to assassinate Hadrian?

4. What type of courage would Hadrian like to possess, as discussed in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69"?

5. How is Trajan's body dealt with after his death?

6. What do critics say when they find out that Trajan's will names Hadrian as his successor?

7. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," how does Hadrian say Trajan has changed during the Dacian war in comparison to how he was when he welcomed Hadrian in Cologne twenty years earlier?

8. What reasons does Hadrian give when he abandons Trajan's conquest plans?

9. What logic does Hadrian use in his attempt to engender peace between the Greeks and the Jews?

10. Describe Marullinus, Hadrian's grandfather, as discussed in "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 29-49."

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