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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what word does Enobarbus describe his revolt in comparison to Antony's nobility?
(a) Infamous.
(b) Incongruous.
(c) Famed.
(d) Insular.

2. How many times will Antony reward Scarus for his "good valor"?
(a) Thrice.
(b) Once.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twice.

3. Where does Cleopatra go in Act 4, Scene 13?
(a) The monument.
(b) Caesar's camp.
(c) Her ship.
(d) Sicily.

4. What does Caesar say the world shall bear freely if the battle of Alexandria goes well?
(a) The dove.
(b) Its Caesar.
(c) The olive.
(d) The corpse of Antony.

5. From next to where does Antony go to discover the outcome of the sea-battle at Alexandria?
(a) The coast.
(b) The vale.
(c) The hill.
(d) The pine.

6. What decision does Antony lament to the solider who greets him in the fifth scene of the fourth act?
(a) To fight at land.
(b) To fight at sea.
(c) To challenge Caesar.
(d) To seek out Cleopatra.

7. To where does the speaker in Act 4, Scene 11, say the speaker and company must go?
(a) To the vales.
(b) To Alexandria.
(c) To the galleys.
(d) To the hills.

8. What god does the Second Soldier say is leaving Antony?
(a) Isis.
(b) Dionysius.
(c) Bacchus.
(d) Hercules.

9. What sort of men does Antony lament his poor fortunes have corrupted?
(a) Cowardly men.
(b) Brave men.
(c) Honest men.
(d) Those already corrupt.

10. What does Cleopatra tell her messenger to report as her last word to Antony?
(a) "Antony."
(b) "Pompey."
(c) "Rome."
(d) "Caesar."

11. To whose "prepared nails" does Antony refer?
(a) Cleopatra's.
(b) Fulvia's.
(c) Death's.
(d) Octavia's.

12. Whom does Cleopatra name as her treasurer?
(a) Selecus.
(b) Gallus.
(c) Iras.
(d) Proculeius.

13. What does Antony send after his most recent deserter in Act 4, Scene 5?
(a) The deserter's treasure.
(b) The deserter's wife's head.
(c) The deserter's sword.
(d) The deserter's servants.

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

15. What does Antony compare to the spirit of a youth who "means to be of note," in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) The present morning.
(b) The sight of one's beloved before battle.
(c) The sound of trumpets before war.
(d) A battle fought at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who alone does Cleopatra say is worthy to conquer Antony?

2. Whom does Caesar send to speak to Cleopatra after hearing of Antony's death?

3. What do the soldiers resolve to do about the noise in Act 4, Scene 3?

4. What does Antony say his men have all proved themselves in Act 4, Scene 8?

5. What is an appropriate synonym for "appointment" as used in line 8 of Act 4, Scene 10?

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