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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Cleopatra to retrieve Caesar's body?
(a) Ptolemy.
(b) Octavian.
(c) Calpurnia.
(d) Marc Antony.

2. What is the name of both of Cleopatra's brothers?
(a) Yahya.
(b) Ptolemy.
(c) Bakari.
(d) Hanif.

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

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

5. Cleopatra talks at length with Epaphroditus about ____________________.
(a) an oracle.
(b) astrology.
(c) a Messiah.
(d) astronomy.

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

7. Cleopatra is encouraged about Ptolemy's health because he wants to _________________.
(a) have a banquet.
(b) go sailing.
(c) take a walk.
(d) see a play.

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

9. Cleopatra's sisters, Cleopatra and ______________ take control of the throne when their father is exiled.
(a) Aziza.
(b) Berenice.
(c) Muminah.
(d) Habibah.

10. What does Cleopatra come to realize about Caesar?
(a) He is divorcing Calpurnia.
(b) He truly loves her.
(c) He wants another son.
(d) He may have courted her just for political support.

11. What disease does Caesar tell Cleopatra that he has?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Falling sickness.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Malaria.

12. Why does Cleopatra feel vulnerable where Caesar is concerned?
(a) She does not feel beautiful around the Roman women.
(b) She thinks he may want to imprison her.
(c) She feels uncomfortable around Calpurnia.
(d) She is not sure if he loves her like she loves him.

13. Who attacks Cleopatra ships as she sails to Rome?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Vikings.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Spaniards.

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

15. Why is Octavian being sent away?
(a) To seek a bride.
(b) To lead a major battle.
(c) To learn military tactics.
(d) To rescue his exiled father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area is Egypt at a disadvantage?

2. What island does Caesar return to be ruled by Egypt?

3. What does Cleopatra give Caesar at their first formal meeting in Rome?

4. Cleopatra's husband, Ptolemy, is more like a/an _____________ than a husband.

5. What element of Roman life intrigues Cleopatra when she tours the city?

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