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Quiz about Cleopatra The Queen of Kings
Quiz about Cleopatra The Queen of Kings

Cleopatra: The Queen of Kings Trivia Quiz


This is the first of my Female Royalty series. Let me know if you want me to do another, because I have ideas for a lot more. Thanks and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by emfranks10. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
emfranks10
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
248,504
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What snake did Cleopatra's father's, Ptolemy XII's, servant find in his room? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of Cleopatra's sisters took over after Cleopatra's father fled Egypt? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who did Cleopatra marry? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was Cleopatra's father's nickname? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many children did Cleopatra have with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. According to legend, how did Cleopatra commit suicide? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was Cleopatra's lover before she married? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When did Cleopatra, along with her little brother, ascend the throne? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who murdered Pompey, Caesar's ally? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Finally, when did Cleopatra die? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What snake did Cleopatra's father's, Ptolemy XII's, servant find in his room?

Answer: puff adder

Yes, the snake bit his servant who quickly died.
2. Which of Cleopatra's sisters took over after Cleopatra's father fled Egypt?

Answer: Tryphaena

Tryphaena was murdered by her father's soldiers and then Berenice IV took over, but was later executed.
3. Who did Cleopatra marry?

Answer: Marc Antony

Julius Caesar gave her and her father help, there was no Ptolemy Auletes XXI, and Geoffery Chaucer is an English author.
4. What was Cleopatra's father's nickname?

Answer: Auletes

He was nicknamed "Auletes" because of his flute-playing.
5. How many children did Cleopatra have with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony?

Answer: 4

They were Cleopatra Selene II, Alexander Helios, and Ptolemy Philadelphus. The one by Caesar was Caeasarion.
6. According to legend, how did Cleopatra commit suicide?

Answer: She had two asps hidden in a fig basket.

She committed suicide because Marc Antony did so and presumably she did not want to be paraded through the streets of Rome as a prisoner.
7. Who was Cleopatra's lover before she married?

Answer: Julius Caesar

They had one child, Ptolemy Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion ("little Caesar").
8. When did Cleopatra, along with her little brother, ascend the throne?

Answer: March, 51 B.C.

Ptolemy XII died in March of 51 B.C., making Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIII joint rulers.
9. Who murdered Pompey, Caesar's ally?

Answer: Ptolemy XIII

He thought Caesar would be pleased with him. He was wrong!
10. Finally, when did Cleopatra die?

Answer: August 12,, 30 B.C.

That's when she committed suicide.

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Source: Author emfranks10

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