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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. What does Antony say was tied to Cleopatra's rudder "by the strings"?
(a) His soul.
(b) His ship.
(c) His heart.
(d) Victory.

2. To whom is it proposed that Antony be married?
(a) Eros.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Octavia.

3. What does Antony's betrothed say she shall do when Antony is about the world?
(a) Curse him.
(b) Write to him.
(c) Pray for him.
(d) Think of him.

4. Who is with Caesar in his home in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Antony.
(b) Fulvia.
(c) Lepidus.
(d) Sextus Pompeius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Caesar claim he arrested Lepidus?

2. Who brings a message from Antony to Cleopatra at the end of the first act?

3. What is the meaning of "dolorous" as used by Antony in line 39 of Act 4, Scene 2?

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

5. What is the "Tiber" to which Antony refers at the beginning of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Antony compose himself in Act 4, Scene 2?

2. What characterizes the reports that the messenger gives to Cleopatra of Octavia?

3. Why does Octavius Caesar lament the absence of Mark Antony?

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

5. What characterizes the manner with which Cleopatra reacts to Antony's decisions?

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

7. How do his companions react to Antony's speeches in Act 4, Scene 2?

8. Under what condition would Caesar grant lands in Sicily to Mark Antony?

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

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

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