Julius Caesar Quiz

    1. What was Julius Caesar’s role in the Roman Republic?
    a) Consul
    b) Dictator
    c) Emperor
    d) Senator

    2. What was Julius Caesar’s full name?
    a) Gaius Julius Caesar
    b) Julius Octavius Caesar
    c) Julius Gaius Augustus
    d) Julius Caesar Augustus

    3. Which famous military campaign did Julius Caesar lead in Gaul?
    a) The Battle of Alesia
    b) The Siege of Vercingetorix
    c) The Conquest of the Helvetii
    d) The Gallic Wars

    4. What famous phrase did Julius Caesar allegedly say after crossing the Rubicon River?
    a) Veni, vidi, vici
    b) Alea iacta est
    c) Carpe diem
    d) Et tu, Brute?

    5. What year was Julius Caesar assassinated?
    a) 44 BC
    b) 45 BC
    c) 31 BC
    d) 30 BC

    6. Who were the members of the First Triumvirate?
    a) Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
    b) Julius Caesar, Octavian, and Mark Antony
    c) Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Tiberius
    d) Julius Caesar, Nero, and Caligula

    7. Which Roman leader did Julius Caesar have a famous affair with?
    a) Cleopatra
    b) Livia Drusilla
    c) Agrippina the Younger
    d) Messalina

    8. What title did Julius Caesar hold when he was assassinated?
    a) Consul
    b) Dictator
    c) Emperor
    d) Senator

    9. Who was Julius Caesar’s adopted son and heir?
    a) Octavian
    b) Mark Antony
    c) Tiberius
    d) Nero

    10. Which Roman calendar reform is attributed to Julius Caesar?
    a) The Julian Calendar
    b) The Gregorian Calendar
    c) The Roman Calendar
    d) The Nones and Ides Calendar

    11. What famous battle did Julius Caesar win against Pharnaces II of Pontus?
    a) Battle of Zela
    b) Battle of Actium
    c) Battle of Philippi
    d) Battle of Thapsus

    12. What is the title of the book Julius Caesar wrote about his campaign in Gaul?
    a) De Bello Gallico
    b) De Bello Civili
    c) De Vita Caesarum
    d) Res Gestae Divi Augusti

    13. Which Roman senator was a leading conspirator in Julius Caesar’s assassination?
    a) Cicero
    b) Brutus
    c) Cato the Younger
    d) Cassius

    14. Who led the forces loyal to Julius Caesar in the civil war against Pompey?
    a) Octavian
    b) Mark Antony
    c) Lepidus
    d) Julius Caesar himself

    15. Who was Julius Caesar’s first wife?
    a) Calpurnia
    b) Pompeia
    c) Cornelia
    d) Julia

    16. In which Roman festival did Julius Caesar refuse the crown offered to him by Mark Antony?
    a) Lupercalia
    b) Saturnalia
    c) Parilia
    d) Terminalia

    17. Which of the following innovations is Julius Caesar credited with introducing to the Roman army?
    a) Standardized weaponry
    b) Improved siege tactics
    c) Shorter swords
    d) The use of elephants

    18. What major military defeat did Julius Caesar suffer during his campaigns in Britain?
    a) Battle of Watling Street
    b) Siege of Camulodunum
    c) Battle of the Thames
    d) Julius Caesar did not suffer any major military defeats in Britain

    19. How was Julius Caesar related to Augustus?
    a) Father
    b) Uncle
    c) Grandfather
    d) Great-uncle

    20. What change in the Roman government occurred after Julius Caesar’s assassination?
    a) The Roman Republic was restored
    b) The Roman Empire was established
    c) The Senate gained more power
    d) Rome was divided into two parts

Answer Key:

    1. b) Dictator
    2. a) Gaius Julius Caesar
    3. d) The Gallic Wars
    4. b) Alea iacta est
    5. a) 44 BC
    6. a) Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
    7. a) Cleopatra
    8. b) Dictator
    9. a) Octavian
    10. a) The Julian Calendar
    11. a) Battle of Zela
    12. a) De Bello Gallico
    13. b) Brutus
    14. d) Julius Caesar himself
    15. c) Cornelia
    16. a) Lupercalia
    17. b) Improved siege tactics
    18. d) Julius Caesar did not suffer any major military defeats in Britain
    19. d) Great-uncle
    20. b) The Roman Empire was established