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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cleopatra initially decide about a relationship with Marc Antony?
(a) He will love her more than she loves him.
(b) She will fall in love with him.
(c) Nothing can come of it.
(d) She will try to make it last.

2. Cleopatra's taster dies because someone has poisoned her ____________.
(a) honey.
(b) tea.
(c) bread.
(d) wine.

3. Cleopatra has a dream that Antony is surrounded by ______________.
(a) corpses.
(b) laurel wreaths.
(c) ships.
(d) flowers.

4. Mardian tells Cleopatra that she must have a _____________.
(a) will.
(b) co-ruler.
(c) new army.
(d) physical exam.

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

6. What do Antony's men burn in order to keep them out of Roman hands?
(a) Boats.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Ramparts.
(d) Food supplies.

7. Who does Mardian recommend for Cleopatra but she finds no interest in?
(a) Archalaus.
(b) Adofo.
(c) Fenuku.
(d) Marcus.

8. Marc Antony says that he and Cleopatra are like _____________________.
(a) birds of a feather.
(b) fire and ice.
(c) oil and vinegar.
(d) their own little kingdom.

9. How does Herod greet Cleopatra when she arrives to see him?
(a) He is "Octavian's Nemesis."
(b) He is "Herod, King of the Jews."
(c) He is "Caesar's Successor."
(d) He is "Cleopatra's Salvation."

10. What gift does Cleopatra bring for Caesarion from her travels?
(a) An amulet.
(b) A harp.
(c) Water from the Dead Sea.
(d) A camel.

11. An encounter with a soothsayer makes Cleopatra fear that she is to be _______________________.
(a) the Roman Emperor.
(b) the last of the pharaohs to rule Egypt.
(c) assassinated before Antony returns.
(d) the mother of an Emperor.

12. What is notable about Mardian?
(a) He is gay.
(b) He is bisexual.
(c) He is a eunuch.
(d) He is a transsexual.

13. Who does Cleopatra consider to be her co-ruler?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Octavian.
(d) Caesarion.

14. What gift does Marc Antony give to Caesarion?
(a) A lizard.
(b) An abacus.
(c) A sundial.
(d) A boat.

15. On what day does Cleopatra throw a party in Marc Antony's honor?
(a) Cleopatra's birthday.
(b) His birthday.
(c) Caesarion's birthday.
(d) Caesar's birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antony want Cleopatra to bring when they meet in #118?

2. Why does Cleopatra send Olympos to Rome?

3. Cleopatra receives a message from Marc Antony telling her that _______________.

4. What is Selene's overall personality?

5. Cleopatra believes that she is ___________________ mentioned in the Sibylline Leaves.

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