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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. Where is Pompey's house that serves as the setting for the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rome.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Messina.

2. At whose house does Act 2, Scene 2 unfold?
(a) Agrippa's.
(b) Macaenas's.
(c) Caesar's.
(d) Lepidus's.

3. In praising Antony, Cleopatra says in Act 2, Scene 5, she has dispraised whom?
(a) Antony.
(b) Herself.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Caesar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following accompanies Pompey at his house?

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

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

4. Who is with Caesar in his home in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

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