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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon whom does Enobarbus call to be his witness in delivering his soliloquy?
(a) The moon.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The stars.
(d) Caesar.

2. How many soldiers are present in Act 4, Scene 9?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

3. Of what animal of Thessaly does Cleopatra speak?
(a) The boar.
(b) The lion.
(c) The snake.
(d) The manticore.

4. Who brings news to Antony that Cleopatra is not dead?
(a) Mardian.
(b) Dercetas.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Scarus.

5. What do the soldiers resolve to do about the noise in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Silence it.
(b) Ignore it.
(c) Listen to it.
(d) Follow it.

6. What happens to Cleopatra after Antony's death, in Act 4, Scene 15?
(a) She sits motionless.
(b) She faints.
(c) She wails uncontrollably.
(d) She dies.

7. Where does Enobarbus seek to die?
(a) A bed.
(b) A ship.
(c) The Nile.
(d) A ditch.

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

9. What does Antony call Eros after the latter's suicide?
(a) Twice the fool.
(b) Cleopatra's shadow.
(c) Much better the man.
(d) Thrice-nobler than he.

10. Who enters the stage bleeding in Act 4, Scene 7?
(a) Scarus.
(b) Agrippa.
(c) Antony.
(d) Eros.

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

12. Whom does Antony believe responsible for the actions of his fleet?
(a) Diomedes.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Taurus.
(d) Eros.

13. What decision does Antony lament to the solider who greets him in the fifth scene of the fourth act?
(a) To fight at land.
(b) To fight at sea.
(c) To seek out Cleopatra.
(d) To challenge Caesar.

14. How is the army of Caesar preparing for the second day of battle at Alexandria?
(a) By sea.
(b) With fire.
(c) By river.
(d) By land.

15. Who is speaking in Act 4, Scene 11?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Taurus.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Antony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Caesar's will regarding Antony in Act 4, Scene 6?

2. What is the "rumor" about of which the Second Soldier speaks in Act 4, Scene 3?

3. What is the Greek name for "holy Phoebus" to whom Antony refers?

4. Who does Antony demand bring his armor in Act 4, Scene 4?

5. Who accompanies Antony into his camp in Act 4, Scene 5?

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