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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 call the work of a soldier in war?
(a) A gruesome drudergy.
(b) A daily labor.
(c) The great test.
(d) The royal occupation.

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

3. For whom does Antony call at the end of Act 4's twelfth scene?
(a) Eros.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Scarus.
(d) Cleopatra.

4. Where does Caesar say Cleopatra will be buried?
(a) In the sea.
(b) By Antony.
(c) In Rome.
(d) Beneath the city.

5. Who is it revealed has deserted Antony in Act 4?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Canidius.
(c) Demetrius.
(d) Enobarbus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Antony in Act 4, Scene 10?

2. Upon what does one of the soldiers place his hope of the battle on foot in Act 4, Scene 3?

3. Who brings a basket to Cleopatra?

4. What does Agrippa command his men to do in Act 4, Scene 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect on Antony's disposition does the desertion by Enobarbus have?

2. What purpose does Act 4, Scene 3 serve, with its interlude of unnamed, minor characters?

3. In what way are the places of the two armies shown to be exchanged in Act 4, Scene 8?

4. What is indicated by Cleopatra's refusal to come down to Antony in Act 4, Scene 15?

5. Why does Cleopatra tell Mardian to inform Antony that she has died?

6. What attitude grips Antony and his soldiers in Act 4, Scene 7?

7. How does the news of Cleopatra's death affect Antony's actions?

8. What happens to Enobarbus after his speech in Act 4, Scene 9?

9. How does the course of the battle change in Act 4, Scene 10?

10. What does Antony mean by saying that his men have "shown all Hectors" and why is this significant?

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