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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Antony report has made new wars against Pompey?
(a) Enobarbus.
(b) Lepidus.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Caesar.

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

3. Where does Antony, through Euphornius, request to live if Egypt is denied to him by Caesar?
(a) Corinth.
(b) Syria.
(c) Athens.
(d) Rhodes.

4. To where does Antony send Ventidius in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Parthia.

5. Which of the following does Antony NOT command his men to do after his defeat at Actium?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Make peace with Caesar.
(c) Take his gold.
(d) Fly.

6. What is the meaning of "dolorous" as used by Antony in line 39 of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Erratic.
(d) Lustful.

7. When asked by Cleopatra "what shall we do?" in Act 3, Scene 13, what does Enobarbus reply?
(a) Fight, and live.
(b) Sleep, and die.
(c) Live for now, and soon, die.
(d) Think, and die.

8. What is the name of Mark Antony's wife?
(a) Charmian
(b) Fulvia.
(c) Iras.
(d) Cleopatra.

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

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

11. For what reason does Caesar claim he arrested Lepidus?
(a) Lepidus's greed.
(b) Lepidus's suspicious behavior.
(c) Lepidus's cruelty.
(d) Lepidus's envy.

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

13. In what location does Act 3, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Syria.
(c) Rome.
(d) Athens.

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

15. Who does Cleopatra want to send to find Antony in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Iras.
(b) Alexas.
(c) Enobarbus
(d) Charmian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon whose trencher does Antony say he found Cleopatra as a "cold morsel"?

2. To whom does Caesar compare Octavia's return to Rome?

3. Pompey tells Menas in Act 2, Scene 7, that his honor leads his what?

4. It is reported in Act 3, Scene 5, that Caesar has arrested whom?

5. How does Antony have Thyreus's punished?

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