Rome: Julius & Augustus Caesar

What happened when pirates kidnapped young Julius Caesar?

• He begged for mercy

• He sang them songs

• He told them to raise the ransom because he was worth more

• He joined their crew

After being ransomed, what did Caesar do to those pirates?

• Paid them off to leave him alone

• Forgave them

• Captured and executed them

• Hired them as soldiers

What unusual way did Caesar win popularity with ordinary Romans?

• Building amusement parks

• Hosting massive public games and feasts

• Free shoes for citizens

• Creating a public library

Caesar’s affair with Cleopatra shocked Rome. How did he first meet her?

• On the battlefield

• At a Senate meeting

• She had herself smuggled to him in a carpet

• Through a messenger

Caesar claimed descent from which legendary figure?

• Hercules

• Venus (through Aeneas)

• Romulus

• Apollo

Which hairstyle did Caesar help make fashionable in Rome?

• Mohawk

• Ponytail

• The comb-over

• Bald and proud

Which reform of Caesar’s is still used today?

• Roman currency

• The Julian calendar

• Gladiator rankings

• Roman postal service

What did Caesar’s soldiers chant to embarrass him during his Triumph parade?

• A) “Dictator for life!”

• B) “Caesar the Great!”

What unusual honor did the Senate once offer Caesar?

• A golden chariot

• A lifetime supply of grapes

• A throne in the Senate and the title “Father of the Fatherland”

• A statue of him in every Roman bathhouse

What was Caesar’s famous last words (according to Shakespeare)?

• A) “Rome forever!”

• B) “I will return.”

• C) “Et tu, Brute?”

• D) “Never trust the Senate.”