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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. What promise does Caesar make to Cleopatra?
(a) To take her to Rome.
(b) To have her image put on coins.
(c) To return her to the throne.
(d) To marry her.

2. Who is the boy who takes care of animals and becomes Cleopatra's friend?
(a) Mardian.
(b) Moshe.
(c) Masud.
(d) Moses.

3. Where is Caesar murdered?
(a) On a ship.
(b) At his home.
(c) On the Senate floor.
(d) Walking to the baths.

4. What news does Cleopatra have for Caesar?
(a) She is dying.
(b) She is giving up the throne.
(c) She is getting married.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. There is an upheaval in the government as some call for Caesar _____________________.

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

3. What does Cleopatra come to realize about Caesar?

4. What disease is it determined that Ptolemy has after he is examined in Egypt?

5. Which of the following is NOT true about Cleopatra's sister, Berenice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the nature of Caesar's will regarding his heir?

3. Who are Cleopatra's siblings?

4. What are Cleopatra's thoughts regarding a Messiah based on talks with Epaphroditus?

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

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

7. Why is Cleopatra especially concerned that Caesar is considering more military campaigns into the Parthians and India?

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

9. What is Cleopatra's relationship with the Younger Ptolemy and how can his pleasant demeanor be explained?

10. Under what circumstances does Cleopatra meet Julius Caesar?

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