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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caesar tell Cleopatra about Caesarion?
(a) Caesarion is too weak to rule Egypt.
(b) Caesarion is not his true son.
(c) Caesarion will rule Rome one day.
(d) Caesarion has no legal standing in Rome.

2. After she arrives in Rome, how does Cleopatra feel about making the trip?
(a) She is happy to be there.
(b) She has doubts about it.
(c) She loves the culture.
(d) She is sure it is the right thing to do.

3. Who is Cleopatra's female servant who travels with her when she is away at Gaza?
(a) Iras.
(b) Muminah.
(c) Sagira.
(d) Auset.

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

5. What island does Caesar return to be ruled by Egypt?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Crete.
(c) Cyprus.
(d) Sardinia.

6. Who accompanies Cleopatra and Pompey on a tour of the city?
(a) Olympos.
(b) Sekani.
(c) Zahur.
(d) Ngozi.

7. Which country does Caesar tell Cleopatra that he needs to conquer?
(a) Russia.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Japan.

8. Why does Cleopatra need help from Olympos?
(a) To give her an ointment for a rash.
(b) To calculate when she will give birth.
(c) To bring down a fever.
(d) To give her a potion for headache.

9. Why does Caesar arrive in Alexandria?
(a) To conquer the land.
(b) To learn the language.
(c) To take a holiday.
(d) To revenge Pompey's death.

10. Who meets Cleopatra in Rome on Caesar's behalf?
(a) Caesar Augustus.
(b) Mark Antony.
(c) Gaius Oppius.
(d) Gaius Caesar.

11. Olympos and Mardian teach Cleopatra to _____________.
(a) ride a horse.
(b) swim.
(c) play a harp.
(d) fly a kite.

12. What disease is it determined that Ptolemy has after he is examined in Egypt?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Heart disease.

13. What do Cleopatra's men do with the two pirates they capture?
(a) Poison them.
(b) Hold them to take to Caesar.
(c) Throw them overboard.
(d) Torture them.

14. There is an upheaval in the government as some call for Caesar _____________________.
(a) to accept a higher power within government.
(b) go into exile.
(c) to banish Cleopatra.
(d) to abdicate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cleopatra's younger stepsister is named _________________.

2. Where do Cleopatra and Caesar travel?

3. Which famous warrior does Cleopatra dream about which concerns her?

4. What is the name of one of Cleopatra's older sisters?

5. What is Cleopatra's physical condition when she sails for Egypt?

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