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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cleopatra has to travel to _____________ to discredit a man claiming to be the elder Ptolemy.
(a) India.
(b) Nubia.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Nigeria.

2. There is an upheaval in the government as some call for Caesar _____________________.
(a) to accept a higher power within government.
(b) go into exile.
(c) to abdicate.
(d) to banish Cleopatra.

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

4. Cleopatra learns that her sister, _______________, is being held in the Tullianum Prison.
(a) Eboni.
(b) Arinsoe.
(c) Nefertiti.
(d) Ain.

5. What is the formal name of Cleopatra's new son?
(a) Ptolemy Caesar.
(b) Caesar Augustus.
(c) Gaius Caesar.
(d) Ptolemy Ain.

6. There is an uprising with Arisonoe and ______________ at its heart.
(a) Mardian.
(b) Ain.
(c) Ptolemy.
(d) Olympos.

7. How does Caesar react to Cleopatra's news in #26?
(a) He is humbled.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is devastated.
(d) He is surprised.

8. What island does Caesar return to be ruled by Egypt?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Crete.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Sardinia.

9. How is Caesar killed?
(a) Poisoned.
(b) Hanged.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Stabbed.

10. In what area is Egypt at a disadvantage?
(a) Music.
(b) Military.
(c) Education.
(d) Agriculture.

11. What is Cleopatra remembering as the story opens?
(a) Her upcoming wedding.
(b) Her mother's drowning.
(c) Her first love.
(d) Her coronation.

12. What is the nickname of Cleopatra's son?
(a) Gai.
(b) Auggie.
(c) Caesarion.
(d) Caesar Jr.

13. What is the message of a letter Caesar sends to Cleopatra?
(a) He acknowledges their son.
(b) He cannot divorce his wife.
(c) He is returning to marry her.
(d) He invites her to Rome.

14. To what does Caesar change Arinsoe's sentence?
(a) Exile.
(b) Life imprisonment.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Death.

15. Cleopatra's sisters, Cleopatra and ______________ take control of the throne when their father is exiled.
(a) Muminah.
(b) Habibah.
(c) Berenice.
(d) Aziza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cleopatra's men do with the two pirates they capture?

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

3. Where do Cleopatra and Caesar travel?

4. At what age does Cleopatra realize that she could be forced to marry and bear children?

5. Which famous warrior does Cleopatra dream about which concerns her?

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