Caesar Background

Julius Caesar's family claimed to be descended from which god?

What happened to Caesar during the war between Marius and Sulla?

• He backed the winning side and gained a lot of political power

• He stayed neutral and waited to see who would win

• He backed the losing side and only escaped death because of his maternal aunt's connections

• He switched sides and exiled several of his former friends

During his time as Governor of Gaul, he became the first Roman to:

• invade Britain

• invade Germany

• become wealthy by taxing the locals in his province

• gain immense political power among the common people

Besides Caesar, who were the other two members of the First Triumvirate?

• Octavian and Crassus

• Pompey and Antony

• Antony and Lepidus

• Pompey and Crassus

In 45 BC, Caesar was declared Dictator for Life, or

• Pater Patriae

• Dux Imperator

• Magister Equitum

• Mortuus Ambulans

How did the conspirators who killed Caesar view themselves?

Which of the following was NOT written by Caesar?

• A poem in praise of the hero Hercules

• A collection of speeches in response to the statesman Cato

• A rhetorical work on analogy

• An historical work about Hannibal and the Punic Wars

How do we know about the poems, books, and speeches Caesar wrote which are now lost to us?

• The philosopher/rhetorician Cicero

• The historian Suetonius

• The historian Tacitus

• The philosopher Seneca

What is "De Bello Civili" about?

• The civil war between Marius and Sulla

• The civil war between Octavian and Antony

• The civil war between Caesar and Pompey

• The civil war between Caesar and Cleopatra

Where does Caesar NOT spend time campaigning during the Gallic Wars?

• Gaul

• Spain

• Germany

• Britain