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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At his coronation, Julian takes action that is strictly forbidden: He:
(a) Kisses his wife.
(b) Embraces the emperor's wife.
(c) Touches the emperor.
(d) Salutes the legions.

2. In the year of the famine in Antioch, the leaders of Antioch:
(a) Purchase grain from Egypt.
(b) Make sacrifices to the deities.
(c) Build an irrigation system to water the parched crops.
(d) Do nothing to prepare.

3. At one point in the Gaul campaign, Julian considers:
(a) Staging a coup and overthrowing Constantius.
(b) Joining with the Germans to fight Poland.
(c) Running away.
(d) Committing suicide.

4. Once Julian becomes Caesar, he demonstrates all these character qualities except:
(a) Shrewdness.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Courage.
(d) Cruelty.

5. Helena's last conversation with Julian before her death concerns:
(a) Her grief over the deaths of her two children.
(b) Her fear that Julian is killed.
(c) Repairs to the roof of her villa.
(d) Her regret that she does not produce a suitable heir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hilarius is:

2. While Julian is being initiated into the mysteries, hooded men hurl insults at him, calling him all of these things except:

3. What is Constantius' relationship to the brothers, Julian and Gallus?

4. Eusebia intercedes with Constantius on Julian's behalf. Eusebia is:

5. As a child of Mithra, Julian believes in:

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