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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Cleopatra brings money to Antony, she transports it on _______ ships to minimize the risk of losing it all.
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. How old are Cleopatra's twins when Antony asks her to marry him?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 1.

4. Who had Caesar claimed as his son in his will?
(a) Antony.
(b) Octavian.
(c) Caesarion.
(d) Olympos.

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

6. Because of his public works projects, many people are calling Octavian _______________.
(a) Caesar.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Antony.
(d) Aurelius.

7. What potion does Olympos urge Cleopatra to drink?
(a) One that will cure hiccups.
(b) One that will improve stamina.
(c) One that will help her sleep.
(d) One that will abort her child.

8. In what city does Cleopatra meet with Herod?
(a) Rome.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Pompeii.

9. What does Antony ask that Cleopatra bring to him?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) The children.
(c) Money.
(d) Horses.

10. Antony's aide tells Cleopatra that Antony is in a fishing village located in _______________.
(a) Gaul.
(b) Syria.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Sicily.

11. What is Selene's overall personality?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Active.
(c) Boisterous.
(d) Unemotional.

12. What is one thing that Octavia uses to undermine Antony's power in Rome?
(a) His alcohol abuse.
(b) His many affairs.
(c) His gambling problem.
(d) His support of Caesarion's claim to Rome.

13. What name does Cleopatra give to her new son?
(a) Marcus Heru.
(b) Ptolemy the Lesser.
(c) Gaius Marcus.
(d) Alexander Helios.

14. Where does Cleopatra meet Antony in Chapter 54?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Tunisia.
(c) Rome.
(d) Antioch.

15. When Cleopatra goes to Antony in the fishing village, she sees a bad wound on what part of his body?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Neck.
(c) Hand.
(d) Flank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the dead bodies from the plague cremated?

2. What does Cleopatra initially decide about a relationship with Marc Antony?

3. What does Cleopatra name her new son?

4. What does Octavian do when he learns that Caesarion is in Rome?

5. What request does Cleopatra make of Marc Antony?

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