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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. Whose body is borne before the triumphant victor in Parthia?
(a) Marcus Crassus.
(b) Ventidius.
(c) Silius.
(d) Pacorus.

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

3. Who is Bacchus, as referenced in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Ptolemy's assistant.
(b) The God of Dancing.
(c) Cleopatra's Minister.
(d) The God of Wine.

4. Who emerges triumphant in Parthia?
(a) Ventidius.
(b) Marcus Crassus.
(c) Pacorus.
(d) Enorbarbus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To where does Antony send Ventidius in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

5. What does Cleopatra imagine Antony calls her at the end of the first act?

(see the answer key)

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