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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1 | Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Antony jokingly describe for the drunken Lepidus?
(a) A basilisk.
(b) A serpent.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A crocodile.

2. How does Cleopatra intend to act on the occasion that Antony is sad in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Sick.

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

4. What does Cleopatra insist Charmian give her to drink at the last scene of Act 1?
(a) Milk.
(b) Poisoned grape juice.
(c) Mandragora.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom does Enobarbus speak in the first part of Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Who brings a message from Antony to Cleopatra at the end of the first act?

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

5. Whose body is borne before the triumphant victor in Parthia?

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