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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4 | Act 2, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who brings news to Pompey that Mark Antony is returning to Rome?
(a) Menas.
(b) Varrius.
(c) Menecrates.
(d) Silvius.

3. What is the name of Mark Antony's wife?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Charmian
(c) Fulvia.
(d) Iras.

4. What is Cleopatra's initial fear when a messenger arrives from Italy in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Antony's death.
(b) Antony's marriage.
(c) Pompey's victory.
(d) Antony's ailing.

5. Who is with Caesar in his home in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Antony.
(b) Lepidus.
(c) Sextus Pompeius.
(d) Fulvia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleopatra imagine Antony calls her at the end of the first act?

2. What literally are "wassails" as used by Caesar to describe Antony's behavior?

3. To where does Antony send Ventidius in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. Whom does Cleopatra send to report on the features of Octavia?

5. How many days does Lepidus say Mecaenas and Agrippa will gain on him?

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