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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 element of Roman life intrigues Cleopatra when she tours the city?
(a) Hot and cold running water.
(b) Statuary.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Hanging gardens.

2. Why does Cleopatra decide to leave Caesar's celebration?
(a) She gets sunstroke by being outside too long.
(b) The crowd jeers at her.
(c) People are killed in mock battles.
(d) Caesarion gets ill.

3. Why does Caesar say he will not divorce Calpurnia?
(a) She is very ill.
(b) She has money.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She has stood behind him during his rise to the top.

4. Why is Cleopatra concerned about Caesar launching a campaign against the country in in #32?
(a) He doesn't have the loyalty of Rome.
(b) He doesn't have the resources.
(c) He is getting older.
(d) He doesn't have the army.

5. What does Caesar say he will build along the Tiber?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Egyptian buildings.
(c) More bridges.
(d) Cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Caesar arrive in Alexandria?

2. Who is Caesar's wife?

3. How is Cleopatra received by the people of Rome?

4. How is Caesar killed?

5. What is Cleopatra's physical condition when she sails for Egypt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who are Cleopatra's siblings?

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

7. Under what circumstances does Cleopatra meet Julius Caesar?

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

9. With what illness is Caesar afflicted?

10. Why does Caesar invite Cleopatra to Rome?

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