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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Antony's personal aide?
(a) Ma'at.
(b) Abasi.
(c) Eros.
(d) Isis.

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

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

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

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

7. Why are the dead bodies from the plague cremated?
(a) To get rid of the disease.
(b) It is the custom in Egypt.
(c) No one wants to touch them.
(d) There are too many to bury.

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

9. What is Cleopatra's overall personality?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Passive.
(d) Shy.

10. Cleopatra believes that she is ___________________ mentioned in the Sibylline Leaves.
(a) the Messiah.
(b) the immortal beloved.
(c) the widow of Caesar.
(d) the Roman Emperor.

11. Who is Marc Antony's new wife?
(a) Cassiopeia.
(b) Calpurnia.
(c) Octavia.
(d) Phaedra.

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

13. Who is sending supplies and reinforcements to Antony in Syria?
(a) Octavia.
(b) Calpurnia.
(c) Marcus Aurelius.
(d) Olympos.

14. What is Cleopatra's initial concern for Antony's army?
(a) Hiking across the desert.
(b) Keeping the horses alive.
(c) Making it over the mountains.
(d) Sailing across the Mediterranean.

15. What revelation does Cleopatra make in Chapter 57?
(a) She is going to Rome.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is abdicating her throne.
(d) She is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cleopatra brings money to Antony, she transports it on _______ ships to minimize the risk of losing it all.

2. What is the cause of Antony's depression in Chapter 68?

3. What is another issue that Octavia uses to undermine Antony's power in Rome?

4. Where do Cleopatra and Antony marry?

5. Who is Marc Antony's wife at this point?

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