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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Section XX, in order to engage the Persians, the Roman troops have to cross:
(a) A mountain.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A river.
(d) A deep gorge.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Julian compares the teachings of Jesus to:
(a) The dramas of Sophacles and Euripedes.
(b) The poetry of Homer.
(c) The sculptures of Phidias.
(d) The philosophies of Plato and Aristotle.

9. 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.

10. It is foretold that Julian is fated to die in:
(a) Gaul.
(b) Athens.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Phrygia.

11. Towards the end of Julian's campaign in Persia, although he continues to base many of his decisions on signs and omens, Julian:
(a) No longer celebrates Christian holidays.
(b) Still espouses freedom of religion.
(c) Seems angry that the deities abandon him.
(d) Prays daily to God and goes to confession regularly.

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

13. According to Priscus, the omens for the military campaign are:
(a) Confusing.
(b) Negative.
(c) Positive.
(d) Unclear.

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

15. When Libanius is refused permission to publish the Julian manuscript, his reaction is:
(a) He changes the title and the names of some of the characters.
(b) He publishes the manuscript secretly.
(c) He takes out some details to make the manuscript more acceptable.
(d) He is extremely disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Julian's army meets up with the Persian army in Section XX, near:

3. The army's reaction to Julian's religious decrees can best be described as:

4. When Julian officially becomes Augustus, one of his first actions is to:

5. Following the fall of Maiozamalcha, Julian's soldiers have a lottery to divide up the:

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