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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. Which of the following individuals alerts Hadrian that Antinous has gone missing in "Saeculum Aureum, 189-211"?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Hermogenes.
(c) Chabrias.
(d) Menecrates.

2. Which of the following individuals declares Antinous dead after his body is found in the river?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Hermogenes.
(c) Chabrias.
(d) Menecrates.

3. Upon returning to Alexandra after the visit to the magician in Canopus, Antinous convinces which individual to return to the magician with him?
(a) Chabrias.
(b) Hadrian.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Menecrates.

4. During the sight-seeing trip with his wife which is meant to cheer him, Hadrian realizes that it would be Antinous' birthday; how old would he have been had he lived?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Twenty.

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?
(a) Miletus.
(b) Palmyra.
(c) Sardis.
(d) Smyrna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals dies toward the end of "Disciplina Augusta, 251-271"?

2. When Hadrian and Antinous make their way to Mantinea they find that the temple to which god has fallen into ruins?

3. Upon returning to Greece in "Saeculum Aureum, 153-171," Hadrian sets out to rebuild which city?

4. Upon returning to Athens after Antinous' death, with which friend does Hadrian stay?

5. After his reflections on his own genetic makeup Hadrian says he completes the revision of which city's constitution?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the result of Hadrian's ritual sacrifice on Mount Cassius outside Antioch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "Disciplina Augusta, 233-251," what causes the initial problems between the Roman troops and the Jewish residents of Jerusalem?

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

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