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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 Caesar's companion say indicates Antony is ready to fall in the beginning of the fourth act?
(a) Antony's rage.
(b) Antony's pride.
(c) Antony's cowardice.
(d) Antony's flight.

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

3. Who does Cleopatra want to send to find Antony in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Iras.
(b) Enobarbus
(c) Alexas.
(d) Charmian.

4. With whom does Caesar exchange speech in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Euphronius.
(b) Thyreus.
(c) Macaenas.
(d) Agrippa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 3, Scene 5, who delivers news to Enobarbus?

2. About what age does the messenger report his guessing of Octavia's age to Cleopatra?

3. Who is sent by Antony to intervene with Caesar in an attempt to prevent civil war?

4. Pompey tells Menas in Act 2, Scene 7, that his honor leads his what?

5. Who is Bacchus, as referenced in Act 2, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what reason does the Soothsayer tell Antony he must go back to Egypt?

5. What characterizes Antony's speech after Actium, before Cleopatra arrives, at the palace in Alexandria?

6. For what reason does Antony insist upon assailing Caesar by sea at Actium, despite the protestations of his loyal men?

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

8. How does Cleopatra expose her true self in Act 3, Scene 13?

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

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

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