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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. Hadrian and Antinous visit a temple under construction in Greece. Antinous feeds a ____________ that is brought there to consecrate the sanctuary upon its completion.
(a) Cow.
(b) Dove.
(c) Lion.
(d) Snake.

2. As "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211" opens, Hadrian reunites with his wife Sabina; he notes that she now surrounds herself with women of what profession?
(a) Dancers.
(b) Writers.
(c) Actors.
(d) Singers.

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

4. According to "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233," the word "philanthropy" is of which origin?
(a) Roman.
(b) Greek.
(c) English.
(d) Germanic.

5. Toward the end of "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian mentions that which of the following individuals has died?
(a) Attianus.
(b) Marullinus.
(c) Plotina.
(d) Sabina.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the ceremony to inter Antinous' body, a sprig of what plant is placed upon his chest?

2. Upon his return to Rome Hadrian begins work on the Odeon, which is a __________________.

3. During the visit to the magician in Canopus, the animal sacrifice is drowned. To which god is drowning intended to send the sacrificed animal in this ritual?

4. At the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233," Hadrian grows angry with his bumbling secretary. Which part of the man's body does Hadrian seriously injure?

5. When discussing how he began to involve himself with other lovers, to Antinous' disgust, Hadrian says that he forced Antinous to endure the presence of a courtesan in which city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What observations does Hadrian make upon first meeting Antinous?

2. What happens to Hadrian's secretary in "Disciplina Augusta, 211-233"?

3. Upon returning to Antioch after Antinous' death, what does Hadrian think of the people there?

4. What qualities strike Hadrian as special when he first meets Arrian of Nicomedia?

5. Why, when Hadrian sets about finding a successor, does he say that the Roman tradition of adoption works best?

6. According to Hadrian, what must Antinous have thought after the lightning episode on Mount Cassius?

7. What is Sabina's final attitude toward Hadrian at the time of her death?

8. Describe the three prospects Hadrian dismisses before finally settling on Lucius as his successor and why those three are dismissed.

9. According to "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211," why must it have been particularly difficult for Antinous to commit suicide in the manner he chose?

10. As Hadrian recounts the series of misunderstandings that lead to Jewish revolt in Jerusalem, what attitude does he take toward the Jews?

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