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1 JULIUS CAESAR SHINE Assessment WORLD HISTORY Directions: Use your novel, reading journal and/or and other media to complete the questions outlined on this assessment. Make sure that you carefully bubble in the appropriate response and erase your mistakes entirely to ensure that your score will be accurate. 1. What message does the Soothsayer give to Julius Caesar? a. Beware the Ides of March. b. Take heed the conspiracy of the Senate. c. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." d. "Make haste, for it grows very late." 2. After Caesar refuses to accept the crown offered by Antony, what physical weakness of Caesar's is revealed? a. Blindness b. Diabetes c. Epilepsy d. Chronic Fevers 3. In Caesar's final speech before the assassination, he compares himself to which of the following? a. A mighty lion b. A golden scepter c. The northern star. d. The Roman god, Jupiter 4. How many times was the crown offered to Caesar by Antony? a. 2 times b. 3 times c. 5 times d. 1 time 5. In the moments following Caesar's death, what do the conspirators proclaim to justify their deed? a. "Life! Liberty! The pursuit of happiness!" b. "Et tu, Brute!" c. "Fates, we will know your pleasures." d. "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!"

2 6. What did Antony say to the people at the funeral in his now famous "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" speech? a. He accuses the conspirators of treason and demands that they be put to death for Caesar's murder. b. He says the Caesar deserved to die and the people should thank the conspirators. c. He contradicts the accusations made by the conspirators of treason and demands that they be put to death for Caesar's murder. d. He praises Caesar and asks that a memorial be built for him. 7. The plebeians are: a. elected officials in the Roman senate b. relatives of Caesar c. the ruling class of Rome d. members of the lower classes 8. What almost keeps Caesar from attending Senate on the day of his death? a. Antony's warning b. Calpurnia's bad dream c. Calpurnia's illness d. Decius' warning 9. Caesar's Last words were...? a. Et Tu, Brute? b. Dubium non est enim vestra sapientia. c. Et cadite, Caesar. d. Brutus vir honestus est. 10. How does the crowd react when Caesar is offered the crown three times and refuses each time? a. They are pleased and cheer b. They get angry and riot c. They are all silent, staring in awe at Caesar d. They yell that the crown should be offered to Antony instead 11. Who kidnapped Caesar and what happened to those people after they released him? a. Pompey and subsequently was beheaded by the King of Egypt b. Sicilian Pirates and they were later crucified on the orders of Caesar c. Member of the Senate and all were rewarded with great wealth d. Vercingetorix and was imprisoned for five years then strangulated on the orders of Caesar

3 12. Which of these men was not a member of the First Triumvirate? a. Marcus Licinius Crassus b. Gaius Julius Octavius (Octavian) c. Julius Caesar d. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) 13. Julius Caesar extended Rome s control over? a. Spain b. Germany c. Syria d. Gaul 14. To secure his power, Julius Caesar did all of the following EXCEPT: a. Assume the positions of both dictator and consul b. Lead an army on Rome c. Build alliances with potential rivals d. Reduce the members of the Senate to ensure loyalty 15. The Second Triumvirate included the following? a. Mark Anthony, Octavian and Lepidus b. Octavian, Gaius Cassius and Mark Anthony c. Gaius Cassius, Brutus and Mark Anthony d. Lepidus, Cicero and Gaius Cassius 16. When Julius Caesar defied the Senate and marched into Rome, he crossed the River, thus causing the first Roman civil war a. Tiber b. Danube c. Rubicon d. Po 17. At what town did Caesar construct a brilliant defense system which allowed him to defeat 300,000 Gauls? a. Alesia b. Pharsalus c. Pisa d. Rome 18. How did Pompey die? a. Hannibal beheaded him at the Battle of Cannae. b. Cleopatra placed an Egyptian cobra in his bed. c. Ptolemy XIII s eunuch ordered Pompey to be beheaded upon his arrival to Egypt. d. Julius Caesar had Pompey kill himself after he lost the Battle of Pharsalus.

4 19. Julius Caesar was financially backed by which of the following individuals? a. Octavian b. Hannibal c. Crassus d. Pompey 20. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Pompey lost at Battle of Pharsalus? a. Pompey s troops were not as experienced in warfare as Caesar s troops. b. Pompey allowed Caesar s troops to rest after they ran half way across the field at Pharsalus. c. Pompey s cavalry spooked and ran off, thus allowing Caesar the opportunity to attack his flanks. d. Although Pompey s men had far more experience in battle, they were outnumbered against Caesar s huge army. 21. When Caesar crosses the Rubicon it is alleged that he stated: Alea iacta est (The die is cast). What is the meaning of this alleged statement? a. The point of no return b. Seize the day c. For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother d. I came, I saw, I conquered 22. After winning a battle in Asia Minor, Julius Caesar sent a simple, but powerful message back to Rome and the Senate: VENI VIDI VICI. What is the translation of these words? a. Seize the day, put no faith in tomorrow b. The die had been cast c. Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. d. I came, I saw, I conquered 23. Crassus said that the adjective rich only applied to someone with the means to a. Stage his own funeral in advance b. Maintain a legion out of his own pocket c. Buy an election to a priesthood for his friend d. Maintain enough slaves to alleviate the daily monotony 24. At around the age of six, Gaius Julius Caesar began his education. He learned how to read and write. He also learned about Roman law and how to speak in public. These were important skills he would need as a leader of Rome. He was taught by a private tutor named, who ironically also taught later conspirator to Caesar s murder, Marcus Tullius Cicero. a. Marcus Antonius Gnipho b. Lucius Orbilius Pupillus c. Marcus Fabius Quintilianus d. Socrates

5 25. His death in 53 B.C. at Carrhae destabilized the balance of power. The first triumvirate disbanded and Pompey and Caesar became bitter enemies. a. Marius b. Crassus c. Sulla d. Cinna

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