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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 49 through 56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caesar promise Cleopatra when he returns from battle?
(a) To take her home to Egypt.
(b) To marry her.
(c) To recognize Caesarion publicly.
(d) To stay in Rome for awhile if she will.

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

3. Who does Cleopatra choose to be her personal physician?
(a) Mukhwsna
(b) Zaid.
(c) Olympos.
(d) Ammon.

4. How old are Cleopatra's twins when Antony asks her to marry him?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. As part of Cleopatra's marriage contract with Antony, she now owns land that had once belonged to ___________.
(a) Antony.
(b) Herod.
(c) Octavian.
(d) Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cleopatra's sisters, Cleopatra and ______________ take control of the throne when their father is exiled.

2. Why does Caesar say he will not divorce Calpurnia?

3. Why does Cleopatra send Olympos to Rome?

4. What is Cleopatra's overall personality?

5. Whose home does Cleopatra visit during the festival?

(see the answer key)

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