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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Julian describes the people of Gaul as all of these except:
(a) Well groomed.
(b) Impoverished.
(c) Neatly dressed.
(d) Ready for battle.

2. Julian's public observance of Epiphany is notable because:
(a) His dislike of Christian holidays is well known.
(b) He is very private about religious observances.
(c) He is in Athens at the time.
(d) He is in mourning over the death of Helena.

3. In the cities he visits en route to Persia, Julian attempts to get people to perform:
(a) The rites of the deities.
(b) The Olympic Torch Ceremony.
(c) The plays of Euripedes and Sophecles.
(d) The Odyssey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Julian relies on his financial adviser to advise him on how to deal with shortages caused by the famine. This adviser's name is:

2. Constantius's will names this person as his successor.

3. Julian claims to have information that _____ is behind the plot to kill him.

4. In planning his battle strategy, Julian often depends on:

5. Oribasius of Pergamom is:

(see the answer key)

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