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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is sent by Antony to intervene with Caesar in an attempt to prevent civil war?
(a) Enobarbus.
(b) Agrippa.
(c) Octavia.
(d) Lepidus.

2. What effect does Antony's odd trick in speaking to his servants produce on the servants?
(a) They quail.
(b) They flee.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They weep.

3. About what age does the messenger report his guessing of Octavia's age to Cleopatra?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

4. What does Antony, in Act 4, Scene 2's terminal line, say he and his fellows ought to drown?
(a) Woe.
(b) Consideration.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Elation.

5. What is the meaning of "dolorous" as used by Antony in line 39 of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Lustful.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Erratic.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Antony intend his foot soldiers to stay in Act 4, Scene 10?

2. What does Enobarbus say is the cause of the "odd tricks" shot out of Antony's mind?

3. How is the army of Caesar preparing for the second day of battle at Alexandria?

4. Where does Antony position his foot soldiers before the second day of battle at Alexandria?

5. What does Antony say he will possibly bathe in the "blood / Shall make it live again" in the second scene of the fourth act?

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