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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. Of what animal of Thessaly does Cleopatra speak?
(a) The manticore.
(b) The boar.
(c) The lion.
(d) The snake.

2. Whom does Antony believe responsible for the actions of his fleet?
(a) Eros.
(b) Taurus.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Cleopatra.

3. What has Antony's fleet done at Alexandria?
(a) Surrendered.
(b) Fled.
(c) Been distroyed.
(d) Gained victory.

4. Who arrives and claims that the enemy is beaten and his side's advantage serves for "a fair victory" in the seventh scene of the fourth act?
(a) Enobarbus.
(b) Mecaenas.
(c) Eros.
(d) Agrippa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caesar say the world shall bear freely if the battle of Alexandria goes well?

2. What god does the Second Soldier say is leaving Antony?

3. For whom does Antony call at the end of Act 4's twelfth scene?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What characterizes Enobarbus' speech which he calls upon the moon to witness?

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

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

8. What does Enobarbus reveal about Caesar in Act 4, Scene 6?

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

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

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