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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 sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) A spear.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Antony told concerning his wife in the play's second scene?

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

3. Who does Caesar say thrives in the idleness of the triumvirs?

4. What game do Cleopatra and Mardian almost play to pass the time while she waits to hear of Antony?

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

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