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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Enobarbus say is the cause of the "odd tricks" shot out of Antony's mind?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pride.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Joy.

2. Where does Caesar say that Pompey resides in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Florence.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Messina.
(d) Misenum.

3. Who brings news to Pompey that Mark Antony is returning to Rome?
(a) Varrius.
(b) Menecrates.
(c) Menas.
(d) Silvius.

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

5. To whom does the triumphant victor in the first scene of Act 3 speak?
(a) Pacorus.
(b) Ventidius.
(c) Silius.
(d) Marcus Crassus.

6. At whose house does Act 2, Scene 2 unfold?
(a) Lepidus's.
(b) Caesar's.
(c) Agrippa's.
(d) Macaenas's.

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

8. Pompey tells Menas in Act 2, Scene 7, that his honor leads his what?
(a) Profit.
(b) Head.
(c) Heart.
(d) Fortune.

9. Where is Antony reported as being, by Caesar, in Act 3, Scene 6?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Athens.
(d) Syria.

10. To whom does Enobarbus speak in the first part of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Agrippa.
(b) Antony.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Lepidus.

11. Of what is Antony told concerning his wife in the play's second scene?
(a) Her death.
(b) Her re-marriage.
(c) Her coming to him.
(d) Her giving birth.

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

13. In praising Antony, Cleopatra says in Act 2, Scene 5, she has dispraised whom?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Herself.
(c) Antony.
(d) Pompey.

14. How does Caesar respond to Antony's challenge?
(a) With timidity.
(b) With laughter.
(c) With fear.
(d) With anger.

15. How does the messenger report the voice of Octavia to Cleopatra?
(a) Shrill.
(b) High.
(c) Squeaking.
(d) Low.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Antony report has made new wars against Pompey?

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

3. Whom does Enobarbus say he will follow now that the battle is over?

4. What, according to Enobarbus, ails Lepidus after the meeting with Pompey?

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

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