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Julius Caesar: His Rise to Power and the Ides of March

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Julius Caesar's full name?

a)

Gaius Julius Caesar

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus Julius Caesar

d)

Nero Juilus Caesar

2.

At the time of Julius Caesar's birth, Rome was a...

a)

Kingdom

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Democracy

3.

With whom does Julius Caesar form the 1st Triumvirate?

a)

Brutus and Mark Anthony

b)

Pompey and Mark Anthony

c)

Crassus and Pompey

d)

Crassus and Mark Anthony

4.

What region was Caesar given to govern as Proconsul?

a)

Egypt

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

A region bordering Gaul (modern day France)

5.

Who was Crassus fighting when he was killed?

a)

The Parthians

b)

The Egyptians

c)

The Carthaginians

d)

The Germanic tribes

6.

According the the historian Plutarch, Caesar enslaved _______ Gauls after winning the Gallic Wars.

a)

2 million

b)

500 thousand

c)

1 thousand

d)

1 million

7.

Which river did Caesar cross with his army en route to Rome from Gaul?

a)

The Rhine

b)

The Seine

c)

The Rubicon

d)

The Tiber

8.

How many soldiers were there in a Roman Legion?

a)

10,000

b)

4,000 - 5,000

c)

1,000

d)

3,000

9.

Which sea did Pompey cross to escape from Caesar and his advancing army?

a)

The Caspian Sea

b)

The Red Sea

c)

The Black Sea

d)

The Adriatic Sea

10.

Who was Caesar's second in command?

a)

Marcus Antonius

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Augustus

d)

Caligula

11.

To which city does Pompey flee after being defeated in battle by Caesar?

a)

Ephesus

b)

Athens

c)

Alexandria

d)

Pompeii

12.

Who was Cleopatra's father?

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Ptolemy XII

c)

Cheops

d)

Ramses II

13.

How old was Cleopatra when her father died?

a)

19

b)

18

c)

23

d)

25

14.

What do the supporters of Ptolemy XIII do to Pompey?

a)

They make him their new ruler.

b)

They banish him.

c)

They imprison him.

d)

They kill him.

15.

What is the name of the son born to Cleopatra as a result of her affair with Caesar?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Caesarion

c)

Alexander

d)

Joseph

16.

What is Caesar's new title after returning to Rome from Egypt?

a)

Emperor

b)

Proconsul

c)

Dictator

d)

Consul

17.

When was Julius Caesar assasinated?

a)

March 15, 44 BCE (Before the Common Era)

b)

July 1, 50 BCE

c)

January 1, 1 CE (Common Era)

d)

July 11, 2 CE