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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his initial confrontation with the Persians, Julian slaughters:
(a) A bull.
(b) A company of men.
(c) A flock of sheep.
(d) A ram.

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

3. Among the responsibilities that are weighing on Julian in Section XVII, are all of the following except:
(a) His desire to effect religious conversion among the people.
(b) The duties associated with being emperor.
(c) His obligation to produce an heir.
(d) The people's tendency to make him a scapegoat for every problem.

4. Julian demonstrates his religious zeal by all of the following except:
(a) Slaughtering 100 bulls.
(b) Sacrificing 1000 white birds.
(c) Going to confession.
(d) Praying to the deities.

5. When the temple to Apollo is burned, Julian blames:
(a) Supporters of Constantius.
(b) The Christians.
(c) The Germans.
(d) Traitorous soldiers.

6. With the success of his Persia campaign, Julian boasts to his generals that:
(a) He kills more enemy soldiers than any of them.
(b) He conquers more land for Rome that any other emperor.
(c) He fights with his men on the front lines and does not hide in his tent.
(d) He is protected by the shield of God and does not die in battle.

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

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

9. It is in Maiozamalcha that Julian finds the boy who becomes his servant. The boy is:
(a) A Greek.
(b) A Christian.
(c) A prophet.
(d) A deaf-mute.

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

11. Julian's troops enter Persia and make camp at this river:
(a) The Jordan River.
(b) The Tigris River.
(c) The Nile River.
(d) The Euphrates River.

12. Libanius needs permission from ______ to publish his manuscript about Julian.
(a) Cimon.
(b) Bishop Meletius.
(c) Theodosius.
(d) Callistus.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to this person, Julian's account is somewhat erroneous and self-serving:

3. When Julian's friend Maximus arrives in Constantinople, the two friends discuss a plan for a military campaign against:

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

5. Julian spends his last moments before dying with:

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