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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 through 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pompey the Great say about the seven-year-old Cleopatra?
(a) She is an enchanting child.
(b) She is impudent.
(c) She has eyes as black as midnight.
(d) She is a special joy.

2. Why does Cleopatra think that Caesar has brought her to Rome?
(a) For some personal political gain.
(b) To kill Caesarion.
(c) To marry her.
(d) To imprison her.

3. Cleopatra's husband, Ptolemy, is more like a/an _____________ than a husband.
(a) child.
(b) uncle.
(c) servant.
(d) enemy.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Cleopatra's sister, Berenice?
(a) She is overthrown.
(b) She had twins.
(c) She is publicly executed.
(d) She is aided by Rome.

5. How old is Caesar at this time?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Just past sixty.
(c) Almost forty.
(d) More than fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cleopatra choose to oversee her wardrobe?

2. Cleopatra learns that her sister, _______________, is being held in the Tullianum Prison.

3. What is the formal name of Cleopatra's new son?

4. What does Caesar tell Cleopatra about Caesarion?

5. At what age does Cleopatra realize that she could be forced to marry and bear children?

(see the answer key)

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