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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Cleopatra concerned about Caesar launching a campaign against the country in in #32?

2. As a child, Cleopatra is taken to the throne of ______________ and told that she is her daughter.

3. Who accompanies Cleopatra to retrieve Caesar's body?

4. What disease does Caesar tell Cleopatra that he has?

5. Who does Cleopatra choose to oversee her wardrobe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Cleopatra dislike the public displays and entertainment at a particular celebration honoring Caesar?

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

4. Who are Cleopatra's siblings?

5. Why does Cleopatra have second thoughts about her visit to Rome?

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

7. How does Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, deal with Caesar's extramarital indiscretions?

8. What does Cleopatra name her new son and how does her husband, Ptolemy accept him?

9. Which of Cleopatra's family members are in control when her father is in exile?

10. Why does Caesar invite Cleopatra to Rome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Olympos. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Olympos' character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. What are their roles within the story? Why is Cleopatra attracted to both of these men? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Cleopatra. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

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