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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. As "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251" opens, things are going badly with which religious group?
(a) Christians.
(b) Etruscans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Muslims.

2. While in Alexandria Hadrian is visited by a Jew named Akiba from Jerusalem. For how many days do the two argue about renovations in Jerusalem?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

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?
(a) Osiris.
(b) Horace.
(c) Bast.
(d) Isis.

4. After discussing the Jewish rebellion in Jerusalem, Hadrian takes a young tribune named _________ as his new aide?
(a) Simon.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Celer.
(d) Bethar.

5. Hadrian talks about his reproach of Trajan for waiting twenty years to name a successor. How many years has Hadrian evaded the same issue?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals does Hadrian order executed due to an assassination plot uncovered after Lucius' adoption?

2. After their trip to make sacrifices on Mount Casius in Antioch, Hadrian and his troops continue to Jerusalem. Hadrian intends to rebuild the city nearly destroyed by which emperor?

3. Which religious group appeals to Hadrian for a defense of their faith shortly after he begins work on the cult of Antinous?

4. As "Saeculum Aureum, 171-189" opens, Hadrian reports that Antinous has become infatuated with passages by which famous writer and philosopher?

5. When discussing his lack of children, Hadrian says that which of the following individuals was right to boast that he had Victories for daughters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What incident in "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251" leads Hermogenes to diagnose the emperor with heart disease?

3. Why does Antinous refuse to have his palm read a few days after the sacrifice on Mount Cassius?

4. Why does Hadrian consider the time period after he first meets Antinous a Golden Age in his life?

5. As "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211" opens, what peculiar habit does Hadrian mention of Lucius?

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

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

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

9. Why, according to "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," does Hadrian not divorce Sabina and be done with her?

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

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