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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 5 | Act 3, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does the triumphant victor in the first scene of Act 3 speak?
(a) Marcus Crassus.
(b) Ventidius.
(c) Pacorus.
(d) Silius.

3. Who does Caesar say thrives in the idleness of the triumvirs?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Antony.
(c) Lepidus.
(d) Lucius.

4. Who does Antony say is approaching the ports of Rome in the play's first act?
(a) Octavius.
(b) Lepidus.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Sextus Pompeius.

5. What literally are "wassails" as used by Caesar to describe Antony's behavior?
(a) Whinings.
(b) Revelries.
(c) Lustful endeavors.
(d) Foreign travels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cleopatra intend to act on the occasion that Antony is sad in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is Cleopatra's initial fear when a messenger arrives from Italy in Act 2, Scene 5?

3. What, according to Enobarbus, ails Lepidus after the meeting with Pompey?

4. What does Antony's betrothed say she shall do when Antony is about the world?

5. In what isle was Sextus Pompeius "spoil'd" by the account of Caesar?

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