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Quiz about Cleopatra Last Queen Of The Nile
Quiz about Cleopatra Last Queen Of The Nile

Cleopatra, Last Queen Of The Nile Quiz


Cleopatra was the last queen of Egypt. How much do you really know about this amazing woman who fought to save Egypt from the clutches of the Roman war machine?

A multiple-choice quiz by sonnysbaby86. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
sonnysbaby86
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
123,331
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
1748
Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (6/15), johnnycat777 (8/15), Guest 73 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. When was Cleopatra born? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What was her full name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Cleopatra had an older sister with the same first name?


Question 4 of 15
4. Which of her siblings did Cleopatra send to Caesar's triumph in Rome ? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Cleopatra was supposedly not a woman of great beauty, yet she captured the hearts of two of Rome's most prominent men. Who was the first? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Cleopatra and Gaius Julius Caesar were married according to the Egyptian custom on the Nile River in the Temple Of Osiris.


Question 7 of 15
7. Cleopatra snagged herself another prominent Roman after Caesar's death. Who was he?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )
Question 8 of 15
8. What was the name of the Egyptian ruler who ordered the execution of Pompey The Great? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Cleopatra had a eunuch whom she befriended as a little girl. What was his name? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Both of Cleopatra's maids and Mardian attempted suicide along with her.


Question 11 of 15
11. Cleopatra had three children by Marcus Antonius. What was the youngest one's name? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Cleopatra is widely thought to have committed suicide by letting a venomous ________ bite her. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Marcus Antonius committed suicide first. Where did he give himself the fatal blow? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. How long after Cleopatra's death did her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion, lose his life? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Whom did Cleopatra's daughter, Cleopatra Selene marry? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When was Cleopatra born?

Answer: 69 B.C.

Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C.
2. What was her full name?

Answer: Cleopatra Philopator VII

Cleopatra's middle name was Philopator, not Tryphanea like her older sister's.
3. Cleopatra had an older sister with the same first name?

Answer: Yes

In the Ptolemaic Dynasty, it was common to name two or more children by the same first name with only the middle name to distinguish between them.
4. Which of her siblings did Cleopatra send to Caesar's triumph in Rome ?

Answer: Arsinoe

Arsinoe was Cleopatra's youngest sister. By this time, both of her brothers were dead as well as her two older sisters. Arsinoe was the only sibling alive that could pose a threat to her power.
5. Cleopatra was supposedly not a woman of great beauty, yet she captured the hearts of two of Rome's most prominent men. Who was the first?

Answer: Gaius Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar was the first to fall in love with Cleopatra, and also helped her regain her throne. When he was murdered in Pompey's Theatre, Cleopatra was residing in Rome.
6. Cleopatra and Gaius Julius Caesar were married according to the Egyptian custom on the Nile River in the Temple Of Osiris.

Answer: True

Cleopatra and Caesar were married according to the Egyptian custom. However, Caesar was legally married to Calpurnia in Rome at this time. Besides, the Roman law would never allow a non-Roman citizen to marry a Roman.
7. Cleopatra snagged herself another prominent Roman after Caesar's death. Who was he?

Answer: Marcus Antonius

Marcus Antonius was said to be madly in love with Cleopatra. It must have been so because he ended up marrying her also according to the Egyptian custom.
8. What was the name of the Egyptian ruler who ordered the execution of Pompey The Great?

Answer: Ptolemy XIII

Ptolemy XIII, who was only a teenager at that time, ordered the execution of Pompey thinking this would please Caesar, while in fact Caesar grieved over the death of his son-in-law.
9. Cleopatra had a eunuch whom she befriended as a little girl. What was his name?

Answer: Mardian

Mardian was a eunuch who learnt to read and write at the Royal Palace. Cleopatra befriended him at a young age and they stayed friends for a lifetime.
10. Both of Cleopatra's maids and Mardian attempted suicide along with her.

Answer: True

Her friends and servants were very loyal to her. When Cleopatra died, so did they except for Mardian, who survived the attempt.
11. Cleopatra had three children by Marcus Antonius. What was the youngest one's name?

Answer: Ptolemy Philadelphos

Ptolemy Philadelphos was Cleopatra's son. Alexander Helios was a twin brother to Cleopatra Selene. History is unclear as to what happened to little Philadelphos after his parents had committed suicide.
12. Cleopatra is widely thought to have committed suicide by letting a venomous ________ bite her.

Answer: asp

Cleopatra committed suicide by letting an asp bite her breast or wrist (accounts vary).
13. Marcus Antonius committed suicide first. Where did he give himself the fatal blow?

Answer: On the battlefield

Marcus Antonius stabbed himself with his sword on the battlefield outside Alexandria while trying to fend off his former countrymen. He was brought to the tomb where Cleopatra had locked herself in, and died in her arms. Cleopatra was brought back to her palace where she stayed for several days until she tricked Octavian into letting her visit Antonius' tomb. Once there she committed suicide.
14. How long after Cleopatra's death did her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion, lose his life?

Answer: less than a year

Cleopatra had sent Caesarion down the Red Sea to try and escape Octavian, but on his way to India he was routed by Octavian's forces and killed.
15. Whom did Cleopatra's daughter, Cleopatra Selene marry?

Answer: Juba II of Mauritania

None of the children by Marcus Antonius were killed by Octavian. Nobody knows what happened to Alexander Helios or Ptolemy Philadelphos, for sure. It is assumed that they went to live with Juba and Selene. When Ptolemy of Mauritania, Juba and Selene's son, went to visit his distant relative Caligula, emperor of Rome, he was killed by him in case he was a threat to his throne.
Source: Author sonnysbaby86

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