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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 say the world shall bear freely if the battle of Alexandria goes well?
(a) Its Caesar.
(b) The corpse of Antony.
(c) The olive.
(d) The dove.

2. Who enters the stage bleeding in Act 4, Scene 7?
(a) Eros.
(b) Scarus.
(c) Antony.
(d) Agrippa.

3. What does Antony say his men have all proved themselves in Act 4, Scene 8?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Aeneas.
(c) Hector.
(d) Caesar.

4. What is the "rumor" about of which the Second Soldier speaks in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) The palace.
(c) Antony.
(d) The streets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker in Act 4's eleventh scene say the associated army shall be?

2. What sort of men does Antony lament his poor fortunes have corrupted?

3. With whom does Antony intend his foot soldiers to stay in Act 4, Scene 10?

4. Whom does Cleopatra name as her treasurer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Antony behave towards his servants before the battle at Alexandria?

5. For what reason does Caesar seek to preserve the life of Cleopatra after hearing that Antony has died?

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

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

8. How does Cleopatra comport herself towards Antony in Act 4, Scene 4?

9. What is revealed about the Roman attitude towards death in Act 4, Scene 14?

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

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