Question1
3.5outof3.5 points
WhywasCaesarsopopularwithhissoldiers?
SelectedAnswer: All of the above
Question2
3.5outof3.5 points
Thiswealthypatriciandressedasawomanandattendedtheall-femalefestivalofBonain order to get
close to Caesar wife, Pompeia.
SelectedAnswer: PubliusClodus
Question3
3.5outof3.5 points
JuliusCaesarwasastaunchallyandsupporteroftheoptimatedictatorSulla.
SelectedAnswer: False
Question4
3.5outof3.5 points
WhywasCaesar killed?
SelectedAnswer: Hispassionforroyalpower
Question5
3.5outof3.5 points
Caesarwasnotapopularleader.Indeed,inoneofhisfirstbidsforelection—forthatof high priest
(or pontifex maximus), he was soundly defeated, coming in a distant third.
Believingthepeoplewouldneverfollowinghimwillingly,hemovedtowardsubversion.
SelectedAnswer: False
Question6
3.5outof3.5 points
Caesarpossessedaboyishcharmandboldness,andwasaverygoodorator.Hewas generally well
liked, and perceived to be kindly and good natured.
SelectedAnswer: True
Question7
3.5outof3.5 points
WhowasresponsibleforCaesar’sdeath?
SelectedAnswer: Brutus
Question8
3.5outof3.5 points
As a young man, Caesar was captured by pirates.After he was ransomed, Caesar set out
afterthem,capturedthem,andthencrucifiedthem—justashehadpromisedwhenhewasin their
captivity.
SelectedAnswer: True
Question9
3.5outof3.5 points
CaesarwasthenephewofthismilitaryheroandconsulwhohadbeenexiledfromRome during the
reign of Sulla.As a young man, he paid tribute to his uncle, even displaying images of him
for the first time since the time of Sulla.
SelectedAnswer: Marius
Question10
3.5outof3.5 points
ItwasinGaulwhereCaesarfirstmadeareputationforhimselfasamilitarycommander. According to
Plutarch, his reputation for greatness was exaggerated and undeserved.
SelectedAnswer: False
Question11
3.5outof3.5 points
Caesargaveaneloquentdefenseoftheseconspiratorsearlyinhiscareer,arguingbeforethe Senate
that putting men of such high rank and lineage without trial was not just or humane.
Whilehisspeechwaspowerfulandpersuasive,hisopponents—namelyCatoandCatulus—
unsuccessfully sought to connect him to the conspiracy.
SelectedAnswer: LentulusandCethegus
Question12
3.5outof3.5 points
Theauthor,Plutarch,usesthisworktoofferascathingindictmentofCaesar.Indeed,the tone of his
biography is one that is largely one sided and nasty.
SelectedAnswer: False
Question13
NeedsGrading
BrieflydescribeCaesar’srelationshipwithCleopatraofEgypt.
