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Quiz for Queen Cleopatra: Depicting the Queen and the Politics of the Late Republic

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Quiz for Queen Cleopatra: Depicting the Queen and the Politics of the Late Republic

Question 5.1

1. With which of these statements would Plutarch have been most likely to agree (see Document 5.2)?

Antony's love for Cleopatra was a cause for rejoicing among the Roman people.

Antony's love for Cleopatra was sincere, noble, and deep.

Antony's love for Cleopatra embodied the spirit of Roman expansion.

Antony's love for Cleopatra overwhelmed his good judgment and sound principles.

Correct. The answer is d. Plutarch described Antony as having shaken off "all noble and redemptive things" when he brought Cleopatra to Syria.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Plutarch described Antony as having shaken off "all noble and redemptive things" when he brought Cleopatra to Syria.

Question 5.2

2. What "Egyptian" trait did Octavian seek to attribute to Antony by association (see Document 5.3)?

Unmanly submission to a woman

Love of money

Ignorance of Roman history

Religious intolerance

Correct. The answer is a. In his speech to his troops, as reported by Dio, Octavian sought to connect Antony to the "un-Roman" behavior of the Egyptians by emphasizing Antony's submission to Cleopatra.

Incorrect. The answer is a. In his speech to his troops, as reported by Dio, Octavian sought to connect Antony to the "un-Roman" behavior of the Egyptians by emphasizing Antony's submission to Cleopatra.

Question 5.3

3. With which of these statements would Strabo have been most likely to agree (see Document 5.4)?

Cleopatra was the great beauty of her age and a tragic heroine.

Cleopatra was the last of a dissipated and unworthy line of Egyptian rulers.

Cleopatra destroyed a noble legacy passed on to her by her forebears.

Cleopatra was born an Egyptian, but she lived like a Roman.

Correct. The answer is b. Strabo described the death of Antony and Cleopatra as having brought about the end of the "drunken abuse of Egypt" by the Ptolemies.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Strabo described the death of Antony and Cleopatra as having brought about the end of the "drunken abuse of Egypt" by the Ptolemies.

Question 5.4

4. Which of these authors made the greatest effort to present the story of Antony and Cleopatra from Antony's point of view (see Documents 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4)?

Dio

Strabo

Plutarch

None of these made any such effort.

Correct. The answer is c. Plutarch attempted to reconstruct Antony's emotions, reported his speeches, and disproved some of Octavian's assertions.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Plutarch attempted to reconstruct Antony's emotions, reported his speeches, and disproved some of Octavian's assertions.