CE.L3.U08R1 - Reading Quiz - Unit 8

Statement

Many books have been written about Cleopatra.

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False

Statement

Cleopatra took baths in milk.

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False

Statement

Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt.

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False

Statement

Cleopatra was Egyptian.

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False

Statement

Cleopatra was Greek

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False

Statement

The Romans didn’t take baths in milk.

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False

Statement

Cleopatra didn’t fight battles against the Roman army.

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False

Statement

Cleopatra definitely killed herself with a snake.

Text - Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt more than 2000 years ago, Cleopatra is the subject of many books, plays and films .... but what do we really know about her?

Cleopatra - the legend

- According to many people, she was the greatest beauty of ancient times. Two of the greatest men of the ancient world - Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - both fell in love with her.

- Her favourite luxury was taking baths in milk! She thought this made her skin more beautiful.

- She fought against the Romans and after her last battle, she killed herself with a snake.

Cleopatra - the facts

- Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek.

- No one knows what she looks like. The only original image is from a coin. The greatest beauty of the ancient world? You decide .....

- Cleopatra didn’t take baths in milk. The Romans only started doing that many years later.

- She didn’t fight against the Romans. She fought with one Roman (Mark Antony) against another (Augustus).

- Her most recent biographer says she didn’t use a snake to kill herself .... she drank poison instead.

• True

• False