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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.

Author
emfranks10

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
248,504

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1282

Last 3 plays: ZWOZZE (1/10), Guest 136 (3/10), Guest 175 (6/10).

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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

puff adder

king cobra

boa constrictor

Ptolemy XII found it

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Question 2 of 10

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

Tryphaena

Cleopatra took over

Berenice IV

Cleopatra's brother, Ptolemy XIII, took over

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did Cleopatra marry? Hint

Marc Antony

Ptolemy Auletes XXI

Julius Caesar

Geoffery Chaucer

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was Cleopatra's father's nickname? Hint

Ptolemy

Antony

Caesarion

Auletes

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Question 5 of 10

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

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Question 6 of 10

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

She had two asps hidden in a fig basket.

She didn't; she was murdered.

She didn't; she died of old age.

She drank poison.

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Question 7 of 10

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

Julius Caesar

Ptolemy XXV

Marc Antony

Ptolemy Caesar

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Question 8 of 10

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

March, 51 B.C.

March, 50 B.C.

February, 51 B.C.

February, 50 B.C.

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Question 9 of 10

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

Cleopatra

Ptolemy XIII

Julius Caesar

No one murdered him

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, when did Cleopatra die? Hint

October 25, 30 B.C.

August 12,, 30 B.C.

March 31, 31 B.C.

June 15, 31 B.C.

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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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