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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brutus's betrothed feel about Brutus?
(a) She is afraid of him.
(b) She loves him.
(c) She is very attracted to him.
(d) She sees him as a friend.

2. How does Brutus feel about his new wealth?
(a) All of these.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is grateful.
(d) He is distressed.

3. What does Caesar want to have happen to violators when he is a curule?
(a) They should be put on trial.
(b) They should be whipped.
(c) They should be fined.
(d) They should be imprisoned.

4. What does Ervelia name Caesar's daughter?
(a) Trelia.
(b) Thalia.
(c) Tatia.
(d) Tertia.

5. What religious role does the Pontifus Maximus hold?
(a) Confession Master.
(b) Sacrfice Official.
(c) Offering Overseer.
(d) High Priest.

6. How does Cato describe Caesar's festivals?
(a) Religious.
(b) Disorderly.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Fantastic.

7. Why does Aurelia worry about her daughter-in-law after Caesar becomes Pontifus Maximus?
(a) She has strange rendezvous.
(b) She is very stupid.
(c) She is close to discovering Caesar's infidelity.
(d) She is spending time with Claudians.

8. What kind of races are part of the Ludi Meglenses?
(a) Chariot races.
(b) Hawking races.
(c) Foot races.
(d) Dog races.

9. What does the Popular assembly elect Caesar to be?
(a) Senator.
(b) Curator.
(c) General.
(d) Governor.

10. Who restarts the affair between Caesar and Servelia?
(a) Aurelia.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Servelia.
(d) Caesar.

11. How did Gabinius and Caesar become friends?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) They were in the military together.
(c) Their senate seats are next to each other.
(d) They are old family friends.

12. What nickname does Clodius get when he is with Lucius?
(a) The Soldier's Friend.
(b) The Lowly Nobleman.
(c) The Noble Peasant.
(d) The Poor Rich Man.

13. Who does Caesar work with as a curule?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Bibulus.
(c) Clodius.
(d) Brutus.

14. What kind of grain was stolen in Ostia?
(a) Roman.
(b) Sicilian.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Cragun.

15. How does Caesar feel about being asked to help Pompey?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Eager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucius concentrate on?

2. What kind of crown does Caesar wear?

3. How long was Caesar gone, when he returns at the beginning of the book?

4. What is given to the public for free at the Ludi Meglenses?

5. How long is the Ludi Meglenses?

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