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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. What, in the play's beginning, is the "tawny front" upon which Antony has turned his view?
(a) Italy.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) War.

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

3. To where does Antony send Ventidius in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Parthia.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Egypt.

4. Of what is Antony told concerning his wife in the play's second scene?
(a) Her death.
(b) Her re-marriage.
(c) Her giving birth.
(d) Her coming to him.

5. To whom is it proposed that Antony be married?
(a) Eros.
(b) Octavia.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Cleopatra.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At whose house does Act 2, Scene 2 unfold?

4. The Soothsayer tells Antony he ought to go where?

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

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