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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. Which country does Caesar tell Cleopatra that he needs to conquer?

2. In what area is Egypt at a disadvantage?

3. What does Cleopatra come to realize about Caesar?

4. Who is Cleopatra's female servant who travels with her when she is away at Gaza?

5. Why does Cleopatra decide to leave Caesar's celebration?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Cleopatra manipulate Caesar into publicly acknowledging Caesarion?

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

5. What is the nature of Caesar and Cleopatra's public meetings, and what does Cleopatra find particularly interesting about the city?

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

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

8. With what illness is Caesar afflicted?

9. Why does Caesar invite Cleopatra to Rome?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall settings for the story. Why does the author use the settings she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Ambition takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of Cleopatra's, Caesar's and Antony's ambitions? Was she consumed with winning and getting ahead? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for the story. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in the story?

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