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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Julian's journal and memoirs:
(a) The people all love him and want to see him become emperor.
(b) The people are afraid to say anything negative about the government.
(c) The people do not understand that he is trying to make their lives better.
(d) The people are loyal to Constantius even though he is cruel and selfish.

2. Among the principal military commanders who accompany Julian into Persia are all of these except:
(a) Jovian.
(b) Victor.
(c) Gallus.
(d) Arintheus.

3. It is foretold that Julian is fated to die in:
(a) Damascus.
(b) Phrygia.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Athens.

4. Julian's attitude towards battle is:
(a) Frightened and worried.
(b) Eager and optimistic.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Cautious and wary.

5. Maximus claims to tell about the location and manner of Julian's death by:
(a) Callistus.
(b) The angel Gabriel.
(c) Aries, the sun god.
(d) Persephone, the Queen of the Dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Julian believes that Constantius sets him up to fail in Gaul because:

2. Julian attempts to maintain positive relations with Constantius by all of the following except:

3. Julian's first winter in Gaul is spent:

4. Constantius dies of:

5. Julian notes that Constantius inspires all of these emotions in his subjects expect:

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