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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. Upon whom does Enobarbus call to be his witness in delivering his soliloquy?
(a) The moon.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The stars.
(d) Caesar.

2. Whom does Caesar send to accompany the speaker sent to Cleopatra in the first part of the final act?
(a) Dolabella.
(b) Proculeius.
(c) Gallus.
(d) Dercetas.

3. Who accompanies Cleopatra to her destination in Act 4, Scene 13?
(a) Mardian.
(b) Eros.
(c) Antony.
(d) Charmian.

4. What happens to Cleopatra after Antony's death, in Act 4, Scene 15?
(a) She sits motionless.
(b) She faints.
(c) She dies.
(d) She wails uncontrollably.

5. Caesar says that the news of Antony's death is tidings enough to wash the eyes of whom?
(a) Friends.
(b) Women.
(c) Gods.
(d) Kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers resolve to do about the noise in Act 4, Scene 3?

2. From next to where does Antony go to discover the outcome of the sea-battle at Alexandria?

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

4. Whose of Caesar's does Antony insist alone is worthy of trust?

5. Whom does Caesar send to Antony to implore him to surrender in the first scene of the final act?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characterizes the reactions of those present in Act 4, Scene 1, to the news of Antony's death?

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

3. Why does Caesar insist upon being still with his land forces on the second day of Battle at Alexandria?

4. Why does Enobarbus say he will seek out a ditch in which he may die?

5. How does Caesar gain an advantage by holding his land forces still?

6. What is revealed by Antony's immediate blame of Cleopatra for the surrender of his fleet?

7. What is meant by Charmian's statement that "The soul and body rive not more in parting / Than greatness going off"?

8. Why does Cleopatra feign submission to Caesar at the end of the play?

9. How does Cleopatra envision her shaming in Rome if she is taken there as a captive?

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

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