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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. Whom does Antony call a "great fairy"?
(a) Taurus.
(b) Octavia.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Caesar.
2. What has Antony's fleet done at Alexandria?
(a) Been distroyed.
(b) Surrendered.
(c) Gained victory.
(d) Fled.
3. How many lines are there in Act 4, Scene 11?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.
4. What does Antony call Eros after the latter's suicide?
(a) Thrice-nobler than he.
(b) Much better the man.
(c) Twice the fool.
(d) Cleopatra's shadow.
5. Upon whom does Enobarbus call to be his witness in delivering his soliloquy?
(a) A soldier.
(b) The moon.
(c) The stars.
(d) Caesar.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who brings a basket to Cleopatra?
2. Where does Antony position his foot soldiers before the second day of battle at Alexandria?
3. With whom does Antony intend his foot soldiers to stay in Act 4, Scene 10?
4. Who arrives to announce Antony's death to Caesar?
5. Whom does Cleopatra say she and her companions shall make proud to take them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is revealed about the Roman attitude towards death in Act 4, Scene 14?
2. How does Cleopatra comport herself towards Antony in Act 4, Scene 4?
3. In what way are the places of the two armies shown to be exchanged in Act 4, Scene 8?
4. To what end does Cleopatra commit herself, and why, after Antony has died?
5. For what reason does Caesar seek to preserve the life of Cleopatra after hearing that Antony has died?
6. What is meant by Charmian's statement that "The soul and body rive not more in parting / Than greatness going off"?
7. How has the battle gone so far, in Act 4, Scene 7?
8. In what way is Antony's disposition towards the battle at Alexandria changed on the second day?
9. What does the sudden music expose within the soldiers of Antony before the battle at Alexandria?
10. How does the course of the battle change in Act 4, Scene 10?
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