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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Cleopatra and Caesarion see for the first time in Rome?
(a) Snow.
(b) Gondolas.
(c) Gladiators.
(d) Stained glass.

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

3. How does Cleopatra gain entry into Caesar's room?
(a) She poses as a servant.
(b) She hides in a basket.
(c) She hides in a rug.
(d) She does not gain entry.

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

5. Caesar tells Cleopatra that he will soon leave for a military campaign in which country?
(a) China.
(b) India.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

6. How is Caesar killed?
(a) Poisoned.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Hanged.

7. What is the nature of the festival that Cleopatra attends?
(a) May Day Festival.
(b) Masters and slaves trade places.
(c) The Equinox celebration.
(d) The Summer Solstice.

8. What does Caesar say he will build along the Tiber?
(a) Cities.
(b) More bridges.
(c) Egyptian buildings.
(d) Gardens.

9. Who is named as Caesar's heir in his will?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Octavian.
(c) Antony.
(d) Caesarion.

10. What is the nickname of Cleopatra's son?
(a) Caesar Jr.
(b) Gai.
(c) Auggie.
(d) Caesarion.

11. What is the message of a letter Caesar sends to Cleopatra?
(a) He is returning to marry her.
(b) He acknowledges their son.
(c) He cannot divorce his wife.
(d) He invites her to Rome.

12. After her father's death, Cleopatra is to co-rule with ______________.
(a) her uncle.
(b) her nephew.
(c) her sister.
(d) her brother.

13. At what age does Cleopatra realize that she could be forced to marry and bear children?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country does Caesar tell Cleopatra that he needs to conquer?

2. Which of the following is NOT a pastime Cleopatra indulged in with Mardian?

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

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

5. Cleopatra hears about a new law allowing Caesar ____________________.

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