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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just a few miles from the Tigris River, Julian declares a brief respite from the fighting to:
(a) Repair the straps of his armor.
(b) Pray, fast and meditate on his next steps.
(c) Catch up on his journal so there is an accurate transcription of the events.
(d) Allow his lame horse to rest.

2. Alone at the baths, Julian meets all of these people except:
(a) Basil.
(b) Priscus.
(c) Oribasius.
(d) Gregory.

3. After reading Julian's journal, Priscus learns that Julian:
(a) Is angry and frustrated by his general's lack of support.
(b) Considers suicide as a way of ending his dilemma.
(c) Wrestles with religious doubts.
(d) Never wants to become emperor in the first place.

4. Julian spends his last moments before dying with:
(a) Libanius and Priscus.
(b) Priscus and Maximus.
(c) Callistus.
(d) Victor and Jovian.

5. When Julian officially becomes Augustus, one of his first actions is to:
(a) Declare war on Spain.
(b) Annex Switzerland.
(c) Make his birthday a national holiday.
(d) Call for sacrifices to the Hellenic gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Julian describes Christianity as:

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

4. In Section XX, in order to engage the Persians, the Roman troops have to cross:

5. In the year of the famine in Antioch, the leaders of Antioch:

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