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Julius Caesar Multiple Choice
How much do you know about Julius Caesar (100-44 BC)?
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Last updated: November 3, 2020
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1. What kind of a name is Julius, as in Julius Caesar?
His first name was Gaius, and Caesar was a byname
a byname
a first name
a family name
2. How was the name Caesar pronounced, in all likelihood?
The German word Kaiser is pronounced similarly
ˈsiːzər (see-zer)
kae̯.sar (kuy-sarr)
3. As a young man, Caesar was captured by pirates. How did he react?
He broke out in tears, leading to a shameful return to Rome
He considered the ransom an insult to his status, and demanded that they raise it
He won his freedom in life-or-death duels against all of them
4. He was a member of this political faction
His uncle Gaius Marius also belonged to it.
Optimares - conservatives, pro-aristocracy
Populares - populists, pro-commoners
5. During a senatorial debate, Caesar received a letter. His enemy Cato, suspecting it had to do with a conspiracy, compelled him to read it out loud. It turned out to be...?
A love letter from Servilia, Cato's sister
A warning that a Gaul army stood before Rome
A grocery list from Caesar's wife
6. For some time, the three most powerful men formed a group that was known as the triumvirate. Besides Caesar, who belonged to it?
Pompey and Crassus
Gaius Marius and Sulla
Augustus and Tiberius
7. Caesar first wrote about Germanic peoples. What is noteworthy about that?
These peoples didn't call themselves "Germanic" at the time
Up to this point, Romans believed that no people lived east of the Rhine
8. When someone brought him the head of his major opponent during the civil war, Pompey, what did Caesar do?
Caesar considered Pompey a friend of old days and a potential future ally
He made the messenger his deputy
He cried bitter tears
He laughed and kicked the head into the sea
9. Cato the Younger was known as a fierce enemy of Caesar. What happened after the latter seized power?
Caesar was known for his "clementia", willingness to reconcile. Cato was known for his stubborness.
Cato switched sides and became Caesar's closest ally
Caesar pardoned Cato, who then killed himself
Cato was quartered, burned, and his remains eaten by hyenas
10. Caesar, Jesus, Cicero and Augustus all lived at the same time. True or false?
Jesus is the odd one. He was born some 40 years after Caesar's death.
False
True
11. Caesar served in an office known as pontifex maximus. Who is known by that title nowadays?
The pontifex maximus was the highest priest in the Roman republic. From Augustus on, it become merged with the other duties of an emperor.
the president of Italy
the Pope
the coach of the football club AS Roma
12. This Egyptian queen was Caesar's lover and, after his death, turned to Mark Antony.
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
13. For which reason did Brutus kill Caesar?
Caesar sleeping with Brutus' mom is also true though. It is Servilia of question #5.
Brutus wanted Caesar's powers for himself
Caesar slept with Brutus' mother and everyone knew it
Brutus believed in the republic and thought Caesar was too powerful
14. He says this in William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar": "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him."
Cassius
Mark Antony
Plutarch
15. Which of these words for "emperor" does not derive from Caesar?
Király is the Hungarian word for king
Tsar
Király
Kaiser
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