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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. According to "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92," what is the name of Trajan's niece, also Hadrian's mother-in-law?
(a) Palma.
(b) Plotina.
(c) Edessa.
(d) Matidia.

2. What is the name of Trajan's grandniece, to whom Hadrian is married at twenty-eight?
(a) Agrippina.
(b) Sabina.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Livia.

3. During Hadrian's second stay in Rome, how much money (in sesterces) does Trajan give Hadrian to distribute to the public?
(a) Five thousand.
(b) Fifteen thousand.
(c) Two million.
(d) Eight million.

4. Toward the end of "Animula Vagula Blandula," Hadrian states that there are people he's seen often that he won't recognize where?
(a) Rome.
(b) Tibur.
(c) Hades.
(d) Naples.

5. While discussing his childhood, Hadrian says that though officially a Roman emperor is said to be born in Rome, he was actually born where?
(a) Spain.
(b) Asia Minor.
(c) Italica.
(d) Gaul.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hadrian's comments about Trajan's view of war, which of the following friends dies?

2. After discussing Trajan's perilous position as he finds enemies on all sides, Hadrian notes that Trajan wastes an entire winter in the siege of which desert fortress?

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

4. After Hadrian's arrival in Macedonica, which of the following individuals is killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hadrian's thoughts when he begins to feel himself divine in "Tellus Stabilita, 122-149."

2. Why was Hermogenes so worried when he finished his examination of Hadrian?

3. In "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 49-69," what happens to Hadrian's young mistress who is in love with a dancer?

4. As "Varius Multiplex Multiformis, 69-92" opens, what is Hadrian's view of Trajan's wars?

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

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

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

8. After discussing Trajan's plans for the army, why does Hadrian say he likes dealing with the barbarians?

9. Why is Hadrian laughed at when he makes his first speech to the tribunal?

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

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