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The ides of March

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 49 BC the Senate ordered Caesar to return to Rome, and leave what behind?

a)

His wife

b)

His army

c)

His children

d)

His scepter

2.
What river did Julius Caesar cross on his march back to Rome?
a)
Indus
b)
Tigris
c)
Rubicon
d)
Mississippi
3.

Why did the senators kill Julius Caesar?

a)

They were afraid that he had gained too much power

b)

They wanted more power

c)

They thought he was crazy

d)

They were jealous of him

4.

What is one of the changes that Julius Caesar made in Rome?

a)

He made himself dictator for life

b)

He helped the poor and veterans of war

c)

He created the Julian calendar

d)

All of the above

5.
on march 15th 44 B.C. ceaser attended a meeting and was killed
a)
true
b)
false
6.

Brutus was worried about Caesar becoming king because

a)

he worried that Caesar would abuse his power

b)

Brutus would never get to rule

c)

he was worried about Caesar's health

d)

Brutus was scared that he would die

7.

Who declared himself dictator for life and then was assassinated by the Senate in 44 BCE?

a)

Julius Ceasar

b)

Augustus Ceasar

c)

Pompey

d)

Crasseus

8.

what were Caesars last 3 words before he died ?

a)

Sed invictus sum!

b)

et tu brute?

c)

Alea iacta est!

d)

iam para bellum

9.
What is a dictator?
a)
A ruler with absolute power
b)
A position in the Senate
c)
One of the 2 consuls
d)
A person from the plebeian class
10.

Julius Caesar was _______________ to death.

a)

shot

b)

stabbed

c)

strangled

d)

tickled

11.

Julius Caesar died on

a)

the Ides of March, March 12th

b)

the Ideas of March, March 12th

c)

the Ideas of March, March 15th

d)

the Ides of March, March 15th

12.

How did Caesar gain unmatched military power?

a)

By conquering Italy

b)

By winning victories in Britain and Gaul

c)

By defeating queen Dido in Carthage

d)

By making alliances in France and Spain

13.

What famous phrase did Caesar say when he crossed a shallow Northern Italian river?

a)

Sol invictus sum! (I am the unconquered sun)

b)

Et tu, Brute? (you as well, Brutus?)

c)

Alea iacta est! (the die is cast)

d)

Para bellum! (prepare for war)

14.

What followed when Caesar crossed the Rubicon?

a)

4 years of civil war

b)

10 years of civil war

c)

A brief skirmish

d)

4 years of peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire

15.

Caesar's reforms were populist, meaning that

a)

they preserved the democracy

b)

people were in power

c)

the wealthy were favored and the people were neglected

d)

they helped the people but the wealthy did not like them