Pharsalus

Pharsalus

9th Grade

9 Qs

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Pharsalus

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did Pompey and the Senate flee to when Caesar crossed the Rubicon?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Caesar manage to reach Greece?

he got enough troops from Spain to break through the blockade

Bibulus was a bad naval commander so couldn't face Caesar's fleet

confusion about the date - the Pompeians thought it was already winter

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What problems did Caesar face while in Greece?

smaller army

lack of supplies

limited local support

desertion to Pompey

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What advantage did Caesar have during his war with Pompey?

greater tactical genius

battle-hardened troops

camped in a strong position

lots of local support

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which battle did Caesar lose?

Dyrrhachium

Pharsalus

Epirus

Thessaly

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Pompey manage to trap Caesar?

Epirus

Dyrrhachium

Thessaly

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Pompey decide to risk an outright battle instead of continuing with his starvation strategy?

pressure from the senate for a decisive victory

Caesar had escaped too many times

Pompey had won at Dyrrhachium

a traitor in Caesar's camp told him of a weakness in Caesar's wall

8.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What disadvantages did Caesar face at Pharsalus?

infantry weaker so only 6-deep ranks

cavalry smaller

officers inexperienced

soldiers exhausted by charging

9.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did Caesar win at Pharsalus?

Pompey waited for Caesar to charge

missed Caesar's hidden 4th infantry line behind the cavalry

Pompey's cavalry fled the plain, leaving the infantry exposed

Pompey abandoned his men to escape himself

greater experience and discipline of Caesar's troops