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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What of Cleopatra's does Antony say repays him for the loss at Actium?
(a) Her death.
(b) A flagon of wine.
(c) A victory.
(d) A kiss.

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

3. What is an appropriate synonym for "appointment" as used in line 8 of Act 4, Scene 10?
(a) Formation.
(b) Disposition.
(c) Intention.
(d) Strategy.

4. What does Antony say he will possibly bathe in the "blood / Shall make it live again" in the second scene of the fourth act?
(a) His dying honor.
(b) His flagging nobility.
(c) His deflated army.
(d) His wilted love.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To where does Antony decide he must go in the beginning of the play?

3. What do the soldiers hear after Enobarbus dies?

4. Whom does Antony command to kill him?

5. What is the meaning of "scotches" as used by Scarus?

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