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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. What has happened to Cassius and Brutus?

2. How does Herod greet Cleopatra when she arrives to see him?

3. What does Cleopatra name her new son?

4. Who is Antony's personal aide?

5. What does Octavian do when he learns that Caesarion is in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dream that Cleopatra has regarding Antony's survival in battle?

2. How does Cleopatra inform Antony that he is the father of twins?

3. What is the tradition of marriage in Cleopatra's family?

4. What logic does Cleopatra use to try to convince Antony to divorce Octavia?

5. What stance of Antony's incites Octavian to declare war?

6. What is Cleopatra's behavior like when she sets her sights on a man?

7. What does Cleopatra name the son she has with Marc Antony?

8. How does Cleopatra try to give the illusion of control while funding Antony's military campaigns?

9. What are Cleopatra's expectations of Marc Antony once they have initiated an intimate relationship?

10. What are the events that lead up to the marriage of Antony and Cleopatra?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of pride. Identify at least two instances about pride in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Cleopatra was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Cleopatra's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What if Cleopatra had lived? What would Cleopatra have done if she had lived longer than her 39 years? Would she have been overthrown and exiled? Would she have been assassinated at some point? How would she have guided the lives of her children? Explain.

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