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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Julian claims to have information that _____ is behind the plot to kill him.
(a) Priscus.
(b) Maximus.
(c) Libanius.
(d) Victor.

3. In retaliation for the destruction of the temple to Apollo, Julian closes:
(a) The market.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) The theaters.
(d) The brothels.

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

5. The people of Antioch blame the famine on:
(a) Witches.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Julian.
(d) Constantius.

6. Julian's religious fervor seems to have an impact on his troops, as evidenced by a conversation about religion between:
(a) Maximus and Libanius.
(b) Oribasius and Felix.
(c) Priscus and Victor.
(d) Jovian and Callistus.

7. Priscus says that the omens for Julian personally are:
(a) Horrible.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Not encouraging.
(d) Inconclusive.

8. Libanius eventually learns that it is ______ who kills Julian.
(a) Callistus.
(b) Theodosius.
(c) Jovian.
(d) Priscus.

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

10. Julian expresses doubts about the outcome of the Persian campaign to:
(a) His mistress.
(b) Priscus.
(c) His priest.
(d) His friend, Maximus.

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

12. Libanius seeks to secure ______ for Cimon for many years.
(a) A cure for epilepsy.
(b) A Christian education.
(c) Relief from seizures.
(d) Legitimacy.

13. After Julian becomes emperor, Priscus notices a change in his temperament. Priscus describes Julian as becoming:
(a) Vain and selfish.
(b) Moody and ill-tempered.
(c) Indecisive.
(d) Stubborn and intransigent.

14. The deaf-mute child Julian saves from his men becomes:
(a) A secret messenger.
(b) A masseuse.
(c) Devoted to Julian for the rest of his life.
(d) A spy for the Persian army.

15. In Section XIX, At Anatha, Julius encounters:
(a) Hadrian, a philosopher he admires.
(b) A Roman soldier who is left behind when the Romans invaded that city 66 years earlier.
(c) Macrina and a child she claims is Julian's son.
(d) Mardonius, his boyhood tutor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the cities he visits en route to Persia, Julian attempts to get people to perform:

2. Salatius warns Julian that the troops are singing a song about:

3. Constantius calls on his successor to care for:

4. When Libanius is refused permission to publish the Julian manuscript, his reaction is:

5. As Julian lies dying in his tent, he asks about all of these except:

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