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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Cleopatra say she and her companions shall make proud to take them?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Antony.
(c) Jove.
(d) Death.

2. Of what does Caesar say the death of Antony should have made a greater?
(a) Light.
(b) Notice.
(c) Noise.
(d) Crack.

3. Where does Antony position his foot soldiers before the second day of battle at Alexandria?
(a) Near the sea.
(b) On the plain.
(c) On the hills.
(d) In the valley.

4. Where does Cleopatra go in Act 4, Scene 13?
(a) Caesar's camp.
(b) Her ship.
(c) The monument.
(d) Sicily.

5. Whom does Caesar send to speak to Cleopatra after hearing of Antony's death?
(a) Dolabella.
(b) Proculeius.
(c) An Egyptian.
(d) Dercetas.

6. Whom does Caesar send to Antony to implore him to surrender in the first scene of the final act?
(a) Mecaenas.
(b) Proculeius.
(c) Agrippa.
(d) Dolabella.

7. Who enters to guard Cleopatra while Proculeius reports to Caesar?
(a) Gallus.
(b) Dolabella.
(c) Agrippa.
(d) Mecaenas.

8. What does Antony compare to the spirit of a youth who "means to be of note," in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) The sound of trumpets before war.
(b) The present morning.
(c) A battle fought at night.
(d) The sight of one's beloved before battle.

9. Who alone does Cleopatra say is worthy to conquer Antony?
(a) Antony.
(b) Caesar.
(c) A god.
(d) Cleopatra.

10. From next to where does Antony go to discover the outcome of the sea-battle at Alexandria?
(a) The pine.
(b) The vale.
(c) The coast.
(d) The hill.

11. Who accompanies Antony at the outset of Act 4, Scene 12?
(a) Scarus.
(b) Eros.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Diomedes.

12. How many times will Antony reward Scarus for his "good valor"?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thrice.

13. In whose arms does Mark Antony die?
(a) Scarus's.
(b) Cleopatra's.
(c) His guards'.
(d) Diomedes's.

14. Who goes to make Caesar's will regarding Antony known to the troops?
(a) Canidius.
(b) Enobarbus.
(c) Alexas.
(d) Agrippa.

15. What is Caesar's will regarding Antony in Act 4, Scene 6?
(a) That he be killed.
(b) That he be taken alive.
(c) That he surrender.
(d) That he be driven to shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleopatra say she will give to Scarus for his valor?

2. What is the meaning of "scotches" as used by Scarus?

3. What may be held in the location to which the speaker and company go in Act 4, scene 11?

4. With whom does Antony intend his foot soldiers to stay in Act 4, Scene 10?

5. Whom does Antony command to kill him?

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