Quiz: Usborne Julius Caesar


Usborne Julius CaesarOnline version Usborne Julius Caesar by Vijo Gor 1 What was Caesar's main goal from a young age? a To become a powerful and famous politician b To become a philosopher c To become a soldier in the army d To become a farmer like his ancestors 2 What made Caesar proud of his family background? a They were rich merchants b They claimed descent from Venus and Aeneas c They were friends with Sulla d They owned the largest house in Rome 3 What subject did Caesar enjoy most that helped him as a politician? a Music b Oratory (public speaking) c Mathematics d Philosophy 4 Why did Caesar's life change when his father died? a He broke off his engagement and started deciding his own future b He became consul c He moved to Egypt d He had to join the army immediately 5 Why did Sulla order Caesar to divorce Cornelia? a She was the daughter of one of Sulla's enemies b He thought Caesar was too young to marry c Caesar wanted to marry Cleopatra instead d She was from a poor family 6 What did Caesar famously do when pirates captured him? a He joined their crew and became a pirate b He bribed them with gold c He begged for mercy d He promised revenge and later returned to have them executed 7 How did Caesar's time studying oratory in Rhodes end? a He became a philosopher b He joined Pompey's army c He gave up on politics d He was kidnapped by pirates on his way there 8 How did Caesar win the people's favor as Curule Aedile? a By building ships for the navy b By ending slavery in Rome c By passing new tax laws d By organizing spectacular festivals and gladiator games 9 How did Caesar finally become Chief Priest (Pontifex Maximus)? a He inherited the position b He won a military campaign c He married Pompey’s daughter d He impressed senators with speeches and bribes 10 What alliance did Caesar form to increase his power? a The alliance with Cleopatra and Antony b The People’s Council c The Senate Pact d The Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus 11 What was each man’s strength in the Triumvirate? a They were all generals b Caesar had land, Pompey had wisdom, and Crassus had ships c They were all plebeians d Caesar had power as consul, Pompey had military fame, and Crassus had wealth 12 What made Caesar famous in Gaul? a His peace treaties b His friendship with the German tribes c His decision to stay out of battle d His writing about his victories and his successful conquests 13 Why did Caesar invade Britain? a To escape from the Senate b To look for gold c To punish the Britons for helping the Gauls d To build new colonies 14 What caused the final break between Caesar and Pompey? a Pompey was elected emperor b Caesar refused to lend him money c Julia, Caesar’s daughter and Pompey’s wife, died d They both wanted to marry Cleopatra 15 What happened when Caesar crossed the Rubicon River? a He left politics forever b It started a civil war between him and Pompey c He became emperor immediately d He made peace with Pompey 16 Why did some Romans not oppose Caesar when he entered Rome as dictator? a The Senate had been destroyed b They didn’t know he was coming c He bribed everyone in the city d They were tired of chaos and wanted order 17 How did Caesar improve life for ordinary people once he was in power? a He gave money and land to soldiers and poor citizens b He increased taxes c He forced citizens into the army d He built only palaces for the rich 18 Why were some senators afraid of Caesar? a He wanted to move the capital to Egypt b They thought he wanted to be king c He was building too many theaters d He was too generous 19 What happened to Caesar on the Ides of March (March 15)? a He fled Rome to avoid arrest b He was stabbed to death by senators led by Brutus and Cassius c He defeated Pompey d He was crowned emperor 20 What was the outcome of Caesar’s death? a Rome became a democracy b Another civil war began, leading to the rise of Octavian and the Roman Empire c The Republic became peaceful again d Cleopatra became ruler of Rome 21 How is Caesar similar to Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars? a Both were assassinated by Jedi b Both were peaceful philosophers c Both rose to power through wars and claimed to save the Republic while actually ending it d Both ruled through a Senate that controlled them

1

What was Caesar's main goal from a young age?

a

To become a powerful and famous politician

b

To become a philosopher

c

To become a soldier in the army

d

To become a farmer like his ancestors

2

What made Caesar proud of his family background?

a

They were rich merchants

b

They claimed descent from Venus and Aeneas

c

They were friends with Sulla

d

They owned the largest house in Rome

3

What subject did Caesar enjoy most that helped him as a politician?

a

Music

b

Oratory (public speaking)

c

Mathematics

d

Philosophy

4

Why did Caesar's life change when his father died?

a

He broke off his engagement and started deciding his own future

b

He became consul

c

He moved to Egypt

d

He had to join the army immediately

5

Why did Sulla order Caesar to divorce Cornelia?

a

She was the daughter of one of Sulla's enemies

b

He thought Caesar was too young to marry

c

Caesar wanted to marry Cleopatra instead

d

She was from a poor family

6

What did Caesar famously do when pirates captured him?

a

He joined their crew and became a pirate

b

He bribed them with gold

c

He begged for mercy

d

He promised revenge and later returned to have them executed

7

How did Caesar's time studying oratory in Rhodes end?

a

He became a philosopher

b

He joined Pompey's army

c

He gave up on politics

d

He was kidnapped by pirates on his way there

8

How did Caesar win the people's favor as Curule Aedile?

a

By building ships for the navy

b

By ending slavery in Rome

c

By passing new tax laws

d

By organizing spectacular festivals and gladiator games

9

How did Caesar finally become Chief Priest (Pontifex Maximus)?

a

He inherited the position

b

He won a military campaign

c

He married Pompey’s daughter

d

He impressed senators with speeches and bribes

10

What alliance did Caesar form to increase his power?

a

The alliance with Cleopatra and Antony

b

The People’s Council

c

The Senate Pact

d

The Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus

11

What was each man’s strength in the Triumvirate?

a

They were all generals

b

Caesar had land, Pompey had wisdom, and Crassus had ships

c

They were all plebeians

d

Caesar had power as consul, Pompey had military fame, and Crassus had wealth

12

What made Caesar famous in Gaul?

a

His peace treaties

b

His friendship with the German tribes

c

His decision to stay out of battle

d

His writing about his victories and his successful conquests

13

Why did Caesar invade Britain?

a

To escape from the Senate

b

To look for gold

c

To punish the Britons for helping the Gauls

d

To build new colonies

14

What caused the final break between Caesar and Pompey?

a

Pompey was elected emperor

b

Caesar refused to lend him money

c

Julia, Caesar’s daughter and Pompey’s wife, died

d

They both wanted to marry Cleopatra

15

What happened when Caesar crossed the Rubicon River?

a

He left politics forever

b

It started a civil war between him and Pompey

c

He became emperor immediately

d

He made peace with Pompey

16

Why did some Romans not oppose Caesar when he entered Rome as dictator?

a

The Senate had been destroyed

b

They didn’t know he was coming

c

He bribed everyone in the city

d

They were tired of chaos and wanted order

17

How did Caesar improve life for ordinary people once he was in power?

a

He gave money and land to soldiers and poor citizens

b

He increased taxes

c

He forced citizens into the army

d

He built only palaces for the rich

18

Why were some senators afraid of Caesar?

a

He wanted to move the capital to Egypt

b

They thought he wanted to be king

c

He was building too many theaters

d

He was too generous

19

What happened to Caesar on the Ides of March (March 15)?

a

He fled Rome to avoid arrest

b

He was stabbed to death by senators led by Brutus and Cassius

c

He defeated Pompey

d

He was crowned emperor

20

What was the outcome of Caesar’s death?

a

Rome became a democracy

b

Another civil war began, leading to the rise of Octavian and the Roman Empire

c

The Republic became peaceful again

d

Cleopatra became ruler of Rome

21

How is Caesar similar to Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars?

a

Both were assassinated by Jedi

b

Both were peaceful philosophers

c

Both rose to power through wars and claimed to save the Republic while actually ending it

d

Both ruled through a Senate that controlled them

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Usborne Julius CaesarOnline version

by Vijo Gor

What was Caesar's main goal from a young age?

What made Caesar proud of his family background?

What subject did Caesar enjoy most that helped him as a politician?

Why did Caesar's life change when his father died?

Why did Sulla order Caesar to divorce Cornelia?

What did Caesar famously do when pirates captured him?

How did Caesar's time studying oratory in Rhodes end?

How did Caesar win the people's favor as Curule Aedile?

How did Caesar finally become Chief Priest (Pontifex Maximus)?

What alliance did Caesar form to increase his power?

What was each man’s strength in the Triumvirate?

What made Caesar famous in Gaul?

Why did Caesar invade Britain?

What caused the final break between Caesar and Pompey?

What happened when Caesar crossed the Rubicon River?

Why did some Romans not oppose Caesar when he entered Rome as dictator?

How did Caesar improve life for ordinary people once he was in power?

Why were some senators afraid of Caesar?

What happened to Caesar on the Ides of March (March 15)?

What was the outcome of Caesar’s death?

How is Caesar similar to Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars?

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