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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Julian finds the city of Nicromedia in ruins because of:
(a) A tsunami.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A volcanic eruption.
(d) An attack by German barbarians.

2. Julian and his servant , Callistus, pursue a group of retreating Persian warriors. When they return:
(a) Julian and Callistus are both wounded.
(b) Maximus is calling for surrender.
(c) Julian is wounded.
(d) Priscus is already writing his account of the battle.

3. The oracle that Oribasius consults states that Julian is destined:
(a) To triumph in his war with Persia.
(b) Not to restore the temple at Delphi.
(c) To succeed in his quest for enlightenment.
(d) To die without a male heir.

4. When Julian gives orders for the army to head north, it is a sign that they are headed:
(a) Back to Rome.
(b) For defeat.
(c) Towards Macedonia.
(d) Into Gaul.

5. Julian describes Christianity as:
(a) A gospel.
(b) A religion of the people.
(c) A rebirth.
(d) A cult.

6. Following the fall of Maiozamalcha, Julian's soldiers have a lottery to divide up the:
(a) Cattle.
(b) Captured weapons.
(c) Women.
(d) Stockpiles of grain.

7. Julian relies on his financial adviser to advise him on how to deal with shortages caused by the famine. This adviser's name is:
(a) Oribasius.
(b) Jovian.
(c) Maximus.
(d) Felix.

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

9. Near Maiozamalcha, Julian and a small scouting party encounter:
(a) An ambush.
(b) A lion.
(c) A eunuch.
(d) An arsenal.

10. Julian tells his generals he is confident he prevails against the Persians because:
(a) He has information from the gods.
(b) A spy tells him that many of the Persians are sick with dysentery.
(c) The Roman soldiers are better trained and more courageous.
(d) He has a recurring dream about the victory.

11. Constantius's will names this person as his successor.
(a) Callistus.
(b) Victor.
(c) Julian.
(d) Jovian.

12. In Section XXIII, the Persians attack during the hiatus and the skirmish escalates, until:
(a) Julian orders the burning of his remaining 12 ships.
(b) Julian's deaf-mute servant is killed.
(c) Victor tells the Roman troops to stop fighting and retreat.
(d) Julian and his personal guardsmen become involved in the fight.

13. Julian arrives in Antioch on a holiday. It is:
(a) The festival that commemorates the death of Adonis.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Summer Solstice.
(d) Epiphany.

14. When Julian's friend Maximus arrives in Constantinople, the two friends discuss a plan for a military campaign against:
(a) Persia.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Greece.
(d) Babylonia.

15. Julian is told of a plot to kill him involving:
(a) Faustina.
(b) His deaf-mute servant.
(c) Someone close to him.
(d) The surviving citizens of Maiozamalcha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Julian claims to support religious freedom, but he clearly favors:

2. Julian expresses doubts about the outcome of the Persian campaign to:

3. Maximus and his wife make a pact concerning:

4. While Julian is in Antioch, he decrees that Christians are not to teach:

5. It is foretold that Julian is fated to die in:

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