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

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

3. How does the messenger report the voice of Octavia to Cleopatra?
(a) Low.
(b) Squeaking.
(c) Shrill.
(d) High.

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 wilted love.
(c) His deflated army.
(d) His flagging nobility.

5. Who does Antony report has made new wars against Pompey?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Enobarbus.
(c) Lepidus.
(d) Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what age does the messenger report his guessing of Octavia's age to Cleopatra?

2. In what location does Act 3, Scene 4 take place?

3. What is the meaning of "dolorous" as used by Antony in line 39 of Act 4, Scene 2?

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

5. Whom does Alexas use as an example in saying that no one would dare not look on Cleopatra when she is ill-pleased?

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