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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 game do Cleopatra and Mardian almost play to pass the time while she waits to hear of Antony?
(a) A game of cards.
(b) A word game.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Billiards.

2. From how many messengers does Antony receive news in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. The Soothsayer tells Antony he ought to go where?
(a) Britony.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Gaul.

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

5. What is the "Tiber" to which Antony refers at the beginning of the play?
(a) A river.
(b) The underworld.
(c) A mountain range.
(d) A region.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in the play's beginning, is the "tawny front" upon which Antony has turned his view?

2. Where does Caesar say that Pompey resides in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

5. What does Cleopatra insist Charmian give her to drink at the last scene of Act 1?

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