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WorksheetsJulius Caesar: His Rise to Power and the Ides of March
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What was Julius Caesar's full name?
Gaius Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Augustus Julius Caesar
Nero Juilus Caesar
At the time of Julius Caesar's birth, Rome was a...
Kingdom
Republic
Dictatorship
Democracy
With whom does Julius Caesar form the 1st Triumvirate?
Brutus and Mark Anthony
Pompey and Mark Anthony
Crassus and Pompey
Crassus and Mark Anthony
What region was Caesar given to govern as Proconsul?
Egypt
Spain
Greece
A region bordering Gaul (modern day France)
Who was Crassus fighting when he was killed?
The Parthians
The Egyptians
The Carthaginians
The Germanic tribes
According the the historian Plutarch, Caesar enslaved _______ Gauls after winning the Gallic Wars.
2 million
500 thousand
1 thousand
1 million
Which river did Caesar cross with his army en route to Rome from Gaul?
The Rhine
The Seine
The Rubicon
The Tiber
How many soldiers were there in a Roman Legion?
10,000
4,000 - 5,000
1,000
3,000
Which sea did Pompey cross to escape from Caesar and his advancing army?
The Caspian Sea
The Red Sea
The Black Sea
The Adriatic Sea
Who was Caesar's second in command?
Marcus Antonius
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
Caligula
To which city does Pompey flee after being defeated in battle by Caesar?
Ephesus
Athens
Alexandria
Pompeii
Who was Cleopatra's father?
Tutankhamun
Ptolemy XII
Cheops
Ramses II
How old was Cleopatra when her father died?
19
18
23
25
What do the supporters of Ptolemy XIII do to Pompey?
They make him their new ruler.
They banish him.
They imprison him.
They kill him.
What is the name of the son born to Cleopatra as a result of her affair with Caesar?
Tiberius
Caesarion
Alexander
Joseph
What is Caesar's new title after returning to Rome from Egypt?
Emperor
Proconsul
Dictator
Consul
When was Julius Caesar assasinated?
March 15, 44 BCE (Before the Common Era)
July 1, 50 BCE
January 1, 1 CE (Common Era)
July 11, 2 CE
