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1. In "Sailing to Sarantium" Trakesia is an equivalent of which of the historical lands?
2. In "The Sarantine Mosaic", Valerius II is called "The Night's Emperor", due to his habit of working until very late. Was Justinian ever believed to be "the night's emperor", who does not sleep?
3. During the reign of Justinian, the main controversy in the Christian church was the problem of Christ's nature and the influence of Monophysitism. Which of the faiths of the Sarantine world is an equivalent of the Monophysitic heresy?
4. Some characters from Byzantine history have their direct equivalents in the world of Sarantium. Below there are some pairs, linking fictional and historical characters. Which of the pairs does NOT represent a historical model and its fictional equivalent?
5. Which of the following characters is entirely Kay's creation, without any historical basis?
6. The role of the Hippodrome factions in Sarantine politics is much, much greater than it was in Byzantium.
7. What is the greatest political ambition of Valerius II (just like it was for Justinian)?
8. Justinian and Theodora were believed to be as much a loving couple as the fictional Valerius II and Alixana.
9. Which of the following is true for BOTH the real-life Empress Theodora and her equivalent in Kay's Sarantium, Empress Alixana?
10. Which of the pairs listed below represents the heirs to the throne of a) historical Justinian and b) fictional Valerius II?
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