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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Enobarbus attribute all the fault of the defeat in battle at Actium?
(a) Mark Antony.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Himself.
(d) Cleopatra.

2. What is the meaning of "scotches" as used by Scarus?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Killings.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Hours.

3. To where does Antony decide he must go in the beginning of the play?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Greece.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Rome.

4. With what weapon does Cleopatra threaten the messenger from Italy?
(a) A whip.
(b) A knife.
(c) A spear.
(d) A sword.

5. With whom has Antony's most recent deserter been discovered in Act 4, Scene 5?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Octavia.
(c) Taurus.
(d) Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Antony's odd trick in speaking to his servants produce on the servants?

2. What does Antony say was tied to Cleopatra's rudder "by the strings"?

3. What of Cleopatra's does Antony say repays him for the loss at Actium?

4. Where does Enobarbus seek to die?

5. What is the "Tiber" to which Antony refers at the beginning of the play?

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