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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually, Eusebia persuades Constantius to:
(a) Appoint Julian as Caesar.
(b) Stop persecuting Christians.
(c) Overlook Julian's religious ambivalence.
(d) Allow Julian to visit his father's gravesite.

2. St. Mammas is:
(a) A healer who ministeres to the sick and lame.
(b) An itinerant monk.
(c) A shepherd whose remains are thought to cure diseases.
(d) A priest who counsels Christians in Rome.

3. Constantius seems unsure about how to treat Julian, and the first thing he does is:
(a) Forbid him from visiting Eusebia.
(b) Order him to perform community service.
(c) Place him under house arrest.
(d) Order him to swear an oath of allegiance to Constantius.

4. Julian's feelings about his two children:
(a) Are typical of Roman men of that era.
(b) Are influenced by his bad relationship with Helena.
(c) Seem to resemble the way his father feels about him.
(d) Are influenced by his love for Macrina.

5. As a child of Mithra, Julian believes in:
(a) The Way of Tao.
(b) Vegetarianism.
(c) The Hellenistic gods.
(d) The devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the following are factors in the plot to kill Julian except:

2. Which of these phrases does not describe Julian's relationship with his brother, Gallus?

3. Within the span of a few months, all of the following events occur except:

4. Constantius eventually grants Julian permission to:

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

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