WorksheetsThe ides of March
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
In 49 BC the Senate ordered Caesar to return to Rome, and leave what behind?
His wife
His army
His children
His scepter
Why did the senators kill Julius Caesar?
They were afraid that he had gained too much power
They wanted more power
They thought he was crazy
They were jealous of him
What is one of the changes that Julius Caesar made in Rome?
He made himself dictator for life
He helped the poor and veterans of war
He created the Julian calendar
All of the above
Brutus was worried about Caesar becoming king because
he worried that Caesar would abuse his power
Brutus would never get to rule
he was worried about Caesar's health
Brutus was scared that he would die
Who declared himself dictator for life and then was assassinated by the Senate in 44 BCE?
Julius Ceasar
Augustus Ceasar
Pompey
Crasseus
what were Caesars last 3 words before he died ?
Sed invictus sum!
et tu brute?
Alea iacta est!
iam para bellum
Julius Caesar was _______________ to death.
shot
stabbed
strangled
tickled
Julius Caesar died on
the Ides of March, March 12th
the Ideas of March, March 12th
the Ideas of March, March 15th
the Ides of March, March 15th
How did Caesar gain unmatched military power?
By conquering Italy
By winning victories in Britain and Gaul
By defeating queen Dido in Carthage
By making alliances in France and Spain
What famous phrase did Caesar say when he crossed a shallow Northern Italian river?
Sol invictus sum! (I am the unconquered sun)
Et tu, Brute? (you as well, Brutus?)
Alea iacta est! (the die is cast)
Para bellum! (prepare for war)
What followed when Caesar crossed the Rubicon?
4 years of civil war
10 years of civil war
A brief skirmish
4 years of peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire
Caesar's reforms were populist, meaning that
they preserved the democracy
people were in power
the wealthy were favored and the people were neglected
they helped the people but the wealthy did not like them
