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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. To where do the soldiers carry Enobarbus's body?
(a) The walls of Alexandria.
(b) The court of guard.
(c) Caesar's ship.
(d) Caesar's tent.

2. What god does the Second Soldier say is leaving Antony?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Dionysius.
(c) Isis.
(d) Bacchus.

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

4. What does Enobarbus throw against the "flint and hardness" of his fault, figuratively speaking?
(a) His heart.
(b) His life.
(c) His soul.
(d) His will.

5. Where does Enobarbus seek to die?
(a) A bed.
(b) The Nile.
(c) A ship.
(d) A ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Cleopatra say she and her companions shall make proud to take them?

2. What is the Greek name for "holy Phoebus" to whom Antony refers?

3. What decision does Antony lament to the solider who greets him in the fifth scene of the fourth act?

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

5. Who does Antony demand bring his armor in Act 4, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the sudden music expose within the soldiers of Antony before the battle at Alexandria?

5. In what way is Antony's disposition towards the battle at Alexandria changed on the second day?

6. To what end does Cleopatra commit herself, and why, after Antony has died?

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

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

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

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

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