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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Cleopatra and Caesar travel?
(a) To Rome.
(b) Across the Mediterranean.
(c) Across Egypt.
(d) To Gaul.

3. What Egyptian words do Caesar and Cleopatra speak in front of a priest at Philae?
(a) Battle plans.
(b) Marriage vows.
(c) A truce.
(d) Unification strategies.

4. 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.

5. What is the formal name of Cleopatra's new son?
(a) Gaius Caesar.
(b) Ptolemy Ain.
(c) Ptolemy Caesar.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

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

7. Who is the nephew of Caesar's wife?
(a) Gaius Octavian.
(b) Gaius Augustus.
(c) Marcus Aurelius.
(d) Gaius Caesar.

8. What element of Roman life intrigues Cleopatra when she tours the city?
(a) Hot and cold running water.
(b) Hanging gardens.
(c) Statuary.
(d) Architecture.

9. Who is the boy who takes care of animals and becomes Cleopatra's friend?
(a) Masud.
(b) Mardian.
(c) Moses.
(d) Moshe.

10. What does Caesar do at the pyramids?
(a) He launches a battle.
(b) He falls unconscious.
(c) He has his portrait painted.
(d) He has a statue commissioned.

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

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

13. Caesar declares that all prisoners ___________________ after the triumphal march.
(a) will be set free.
(b) will be executed.
(c) will be tortured.
(d) will be exiled.

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

15. What does Cleopatra give Caesar at their first formal meeting in Rome?
(a) Treasure maps.
(b) The two pirates.
(c) A cage of parrots.
(d) A chest of gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Cleopatra is taken to the throne of ______________ and told that she is her daughter.

2. Who is Caesar's wife?

3. Who accompanies Cleopatra to retrieve Caesar's body?

4. Who attacks Cleopatra ships as she sails to Rome?

5. What is the nature of the festival that Cleopatra attends?

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