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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Faustina gives birth to:
(a) A stillborn child.
(b) A son.
(c) Twins.
(d) A daughter.
2. Julian tells his generals he is confident he prevails against the Persians because:
(a) The Roman soldiers are better trained and more courageous.
(b) A spy tells him that many of the Persians are sick with dysentery.
(c) He has a recurring dream about the victory.
(d) He has information from the gods.
3. The Persian army use ____ to carry their archers.
(a) Elephants.
(b) Gondolas.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Chariots.
4. The oracle that Oribasius consults states that Julian is destined:
(a) Not to restore the temple at Delphi.
(b) To succeed in his quest for enlightenment.
(c) To die without a male heir.
(d) To triumph in his war with Persia.
5. Julian claims not to know how he gets wounded. Callistus:
(a) Says the spear is thrown by a Persian general.
(b) Also claims ignorance about what happens.
(c) Says a Roman soldier throws the spear and hits Julian by mistake.
(d) Says Julian falls on his own spear.
6. After his initial confrontation with the Persians, Julian slaughters:
(a) A flock of sheep.
(b) A bull.
(c) A company of men.
(d) A ram.
7. Julian spends his last moments before dying with:
(a) Victor and Jovian.
(b) Libanius and Priscus.
(c) Callistus.
(d) Priscus and Maximus.
8. Julian's religious fervor seems to have an impact on his troops, as evidenced by a conversation about religion between:
(a) Oribasius and Felix.
(b) Jovian and Callistus.
(c) Maximus and Libanius.
(d) Priscus and Victor.
9. Julian calls Jesus Christ:
(a) The Savior.
(b) The Son of Man.
(c) The Galilean.
(d) The Messiah.
10. Julian's army meets up with the Persian army in Section XX, near:
(a) Cairo.
(b) Ctesiphon.
(c) Anatha.
(d) Addis Ababa.
11. After a key battle against the Persian army, Julian becomes angry when his sacrifice goes awry, and vows:
(a) To double the sacrifice next time.
(b) Never to sacrifice to Aries, the god of war, again.
(c) To ask God's forgiveness for his transgressions.
(d) To sharpen his knife.
12. When Julian's friend Maximus arrives in Constantinople, the two friends discuss a plan for a military campaign against:
(a) Greece.
(b) Persia.
(c) Galilee.
(d) Babylonia.
13. It is foretold that Julian is fated to die in:
(a) Phrygia.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Athens.
14. When Libanius is refused permission to publish the Julian manuscript, his reaction is:
(a) He takes out some details to make the manuscript more acceptable.
(b) He publishes the manuscript secretly.
(c) He changes the title and the names of some of the characters.
(d) He is extremely disappointed.
15. In Section XX, in order to engage the Persians, the Roman troops have to cross:
(a) A deep gorge.
(b) A river.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A mountain.
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. Maximus is put to death for:
3. The army's reaction to Julian's religious decrees can best be described as:
4. Libanius seeks to secure ______ for Cimon for many years.
5. In the year of the famine in Antioch, the leaders of Antioch:
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