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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cleopatra need help from Olympos?
(a) To give her a potion for headache.
(b) To give her an ointment for a rash.
(c) To bring down a fever.
(d) To calculate when she will give birth.

2. How old is Cleopatra at the time of the memory?
(a) 3.
(b) 21.
(c) 34.
(d) 11.

3. What is Cleopatra's physical condition when she sails for Egypt?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She has tuberculosis.
(c) She has epilepsy.
(d) She has malaria.

4. What is Cleopatra's opinion of Caesar's wife?
(a) She is cold as a statue.
(b) She is very pretty.
(c) She is pinched like a prune.
(d) She is big as a barge.

5. What does Pompey the Great say about the seven-year-old Cleopatra?
(a) She is an enchanting child.
(b) She is a special joy.
(c) She is impudent.
(d) She has eyes as black as midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous warrior does Cleopatra dream about which concerns her?

2. Cleopatra learns that her sister, _______________, is being held in the Tullianum Prison.

3. Which of the following would NOT be a problem if the river in #45 were to flood?

4. How does Caesar publicly acknowledge Caesarion?

5. Who does Cleopatra choose to oversee her wardrobe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What traumatic event in Cleopatra's life begins the novel?

2. What is the rumor about a law regarding Caesar's marital status?

3. What complicates Cleopatra's extended stay in Rome when Caesar leaves for a military campaign in Spain?

4. What political complications does Cleopatra encounter being pregnant with Caesar's child?

5. What details does the author reveal about Caesar's death?

6. What was it about Caesar's character that Cleopatra capitalized on in order to entice him?

7. What is Caesar's reaction to seeing his son for the first time?

8. What is the underlying political situation between two powers throughout Cleopatra's life and what is Egypt's position?

9. Under what circumstances does Cleopatra meet Julius Caesar?

10. How does Cleopatra trick Caesar into a marriage ceremony at Philae?

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