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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Julian proposes burning his own ships so that:
(a) His men are not tempted to retreat.
(b) The vermin in the vessels are eliminated.
(c) They do not have to transport the ships overland.
(d) The troops are not distracted by the need to protect the ships.

4. On his way to Antioch in section XV, Julian stops in cities along the way and visits:
(a) Museums, libraries and theaters.
(b) Temples to the Hellenistic gods.
(c) The sacred river.
(d) Groups of philosophers.

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

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

7. While Julian is in Antioch, he decrees that Christians are not to teach:
(a) The gospels.
(b) The classics.
(c) Birth control.
(d) The Old Testament.

8. Constantius calls on his successor to care for:
(a) The Parthenon.
(b) His horses.
(c) The art treasures of Rome.
(d) His wife, Faustina.

9. 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) Victor tells the Roman troops to stop fighting and retreat.
(c) Julian's deaf-mute servant is killed.
(d) Julian and his personal guardsmen become involved in the fight.

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

11. Julian's general, Salutius, asks him to wait a week before pressing on with the military campaign. In a week's time, Salaius hopes that:
(a) Reinforcements arrive to augment Julian's army.
(b) The Persians run out of food and supplies.
(c) Julian loses his enthusiasm for the campaign and agrees to return to Rome.
(d) The Persians retreat back to the Euphrates.

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

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

14. Several factors exacerbate the food shortages caused by the famine. Among the factors:
(a) Wealthy citizens withhold grain from the market to run up the price.
(b) Julian's soldiers steal food from the people of Antioch.
(c) Julian orders that grain prices be fixed below market value.
(d) Julian releases corn from his army's supplies in an effort to aid the people.

15. Maximus and his wife make a pact concerning:
(a) Open marriage.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Observing Christian holidays.
(d) Disciplining their children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With the success of his Persia campaign, Julian boasts to his generals that:

3. Julian finds the city of Nicromedia in ruins because of:

4. The oracle that Oribasius consults states that Julian is destined:

5. Julian calls Jesus Christ:

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