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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Oribasius reports the Oracle's prediction to Julian, Julian instructs Oribasius:
(a) To tell no one.
(b) To consult with Maximus.
(c) To send the news via messengers throughout the empire.
(d) To proclaim a day of celebration.

2. Julian spends 47 days in Athens:
(a) Studying.
(b) Training in the martial arts.
(c) Recovering from fever.
(d) Planning his Persian campaign.

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

4. When Julian learns about the death of his child, he:
(a) Feels sympathy for Helena's grief.
(b) Expresses no emotion about the incident.
(c) Seems relieved because he does not really love Helena.
(d) Is shocked and heartbroken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In retaliation for the destruction of the temple to Apollo, Julian closes:

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

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

4. Julian's feelings about his two children:

5. After Julian becomes emperor, Priscus notices a change in his temperament. Priscus describes Julian as becoming:

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