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    Question 1: What future emperor of the Roman Empire had Cleopatra and Julius Caesars son, Caesarion, executed?
    A. Mark Antony
    B. Octavian
    C. Marcus Aurelius
    D. Theodosius I
    Question 2: Cleopatra formed an alliance with Mark Anthony, one of the triumvirs who ruled Rome following Caesars death. How many children did Mark Anthony and Cleopatra have?
    A. 2
    B. none
    C. 3
    D. 1
    Question 3: Who wrote the tragedy Antony and Cleopatra, which centers on Cleopatra and Mark Antonys relationship from the time of the Parthian War until Cleopatras suicide?
    A. William Shakespeare
    B. Christopher Marlowe
    C. Ben Jonson
    D. George Bernard Shaw
    Question 4: Who defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, the last engagement in the Final War of the Roman Republic?
    A. Ptolemy XIII
    B. Julius Caesar
    C. Titus Andronicus
    D. Octavian
    Question 5: After Cleopatra and Anthonys death, who became guardian of their children?
    A. Octavia Minor, Anthonys fourth wife
    B. Octavian
    C. Cleopatras oldest son, Caesarion
    D. The children were executed.
    Question 6: How did Cleopatra commit suicide according to ancient sources?
    A. by stabbing herself with a sword
    B. by stabbing herself with a poisoned arrow
    C. by inducing an asp to bite her
    D. by swallowing poison
    Question 7: The word Calendar comes form Latin kalendae. What does this word mean?
    A. The day of spring equinox
    B. The day of summer solstice
    C. Last day of the year
    D. First days of each month
    Question 8: The internationally accepted civil calendar is called Gregorian. After who was it named?
    A. Pope Gregory XIII
    B. Historian Gregory of Tours
    C. Scientist Gregor Mendel
    D. Pope Gregory the Great
    Question 9: How many months in the Gregorian calendar have 31 days?
    A. 5
    B. 7
    C. 6
    D. 4
    Question 10: The Gregorian Calendar was introduced in 1582. Which one of these countries was among the first to adopt it?
    A. Russia
    B. England
    C. France
    D. Poland-Lithuania
    Question 11: Why is the 9th month of the Gregorian calendar called September?
    A. After Septimus Severus - a Roman Emperor
    B. September was the 7th month in Roman calendar
    C. After Septimus Weasley
    D. Septimus in Latin means ninth
    Question 12: The Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian over 400 year ago. Which religion is still using the Julian calendar?
    A. Islam
    B. Hinduism
    C. Orthodox Christianity
    D. Judaism
    Question 13: From what is the English word Friday derived?
    A. Free, as Friday used to be the day of rest
    B. Anglo-Saxon the fifth day
    C. Friesland, a region in the Netherlands
    D. Old English day of Frige
    Question 14: What is the etymology of the month August?
    A. Augustus means 6th in Latin and the month was 6th in the Roman calendar
    B. Augustus means horrific in Latin. August was the month when Rome burnt
    C. It was named to honor Roman Emperor Octavian August
    D. Auguste was a ship that sank in August 1761
    Question 15: Which statement about year 2009 is not true?
    A. It is year 1430 in Islamic calendar
    B. It is the year of the ox in Chinese calendar
    C. Hebrew year 5770 starts on 18 September 2009
    D. It is a leap year