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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times will Antony reward Scarus for his "spritely comfort"?
(a) Thrice.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

2. Whom does Caesar put in the van of his attack against Antony at Alexandria?
(a) Enobarbus.
(b) Pompey's fighters.
(c) Caesar's best fighters.
(d) Antony's deserters.

3. With what does Cleopatra kill herself?
(a) A spear.
(b) A dagger.
(c) Asps.
(d) Poison.

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

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

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

7. What does Antony say his men have all proved themselves in Act 4, Scene 8?
(a) Hector.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Aeneas.

8. How many lines are there in Act 4, Scene 11?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

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

10. Who accompanies Antony into his camp in Act 4, Scene 5?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Eros.
(c) Canidius.
(d) Enobarbus.

11. Of whom does Cleopatra report dreaming in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Herself.
(c) A god.
(d) Emperor Antony.

12. What does Cleopatra say she will give to Scarus for his valor?
(a) A fertile tract of land.
(b) A feast for a king.
(c) A silver sword.
(d) Golden armor.

13. Who brings a basket to Cleopatra?
(a) A guard.
(b) Charmian.
(c) Dolabella.
(d) A clown.

14. Of what does Antony say Cleopatra is armorer?
(a) His heart.
(b) His courage.
(c) His army.
(d) His soul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker in Act 4's eleventh scene say the associated army shall be?

2. What is an appropriate synonym for "appointment" as used in line 8 of Act 4, Scene 10?

3. What does Antony call Eros after the latter's suicide?

4. What god does the Second Soldier say is leaving Antony?

5. Whom does Antony believe responsible for the actions of his fleet?

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