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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What action of Thyreus's inspires Mark Antony to have him punished?

2. In what isle was Sextus Pompeius "spoil'd" by the account of Caesar?

3. To whom does the triumphant victor in the first scene of Act 3 speak?

4. What does Cleopatra insist Charmian give her to drink at the last scene of Act 1?

5. What animal does Antony jokingly describe for the drunken Lepidus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of Antony's fleeing from Actium?

2. For what reason does Cleopatra send Alexas to Italy?

3. How does Caesar instruct Thyreus to win Cleopatra from Antony?

4. Why is it suggested by Agrippa that Mark Antony be married to Octavia?

5. Why does Enobarbus tell Menas that that which has caused amity between Caesar and Antony will likewise "prove the immediate author of their variance"?

6. What is the significance of the discussion between Enobarbus and Agrippa in the first part of Act 3, Scene 2?

7. What causes Antony to flee the battle of Actium?

8. What is the meaning and significance of "a Lethe'd dulness" as Pompey uses the phrase in line 27 of Act 2, Scene 1?

9. How does Cleopatra act in Antony's absence?

10. For what reason does Ventidius claim he leaves some soldiering undone?

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