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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the content of the letter that Antony sends to Octavia?
(a) He apologizes for hurting her.
(b) He wants a divorce.
(c) He wants to renew their wedding vows.
(d) He is never returning to Rome.

2. What gift does Marc Antony give to Caesarion?
(a) A sundial.
(b) An abacus.
(c) A boat.
(d) A lizard.

3. What request does Cleopatra make of Marc Antony?
(a) That he take her to Rome.
(b) That he build an army for Egypt.
(c) That he marry her.
(d) That he destroy everyone who is a threat to her throne.

4. Why does Cleopatra send Olympos to Rome?
(a) To deliver news of the twins to Marc Antony.
(b) To check on Marc Antony's actions.
(c) To spy on Octavian.
(d) To learn their naval procedures.

5. Why does Antony's army take a large tree stump with them as they leave for battle?
(a) To chip off kindling for fires.
(b) To use as an anchor.
(c) To use as a battering ram.
(d) To build a fort.

6. What is a common form of execution in Egypt during this time?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Beheading.
(c) Asp bite.
(d) Lethal injection.

7. In what city does Cleopatra meet with Herod?
(a) Pompeii.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Rome.

8. Marc Antony tells Cleopatra that Caesar left her out of his will because ______________________.
(a) she was not a Roman.
(b) she had betrayed him.
(c) she could take care of herself.
(d) she was not his wife.

9. What does Cleopatra initially decide about a relationship with Marc Antony?
(a) Nothing can come of it.
(b) She will try to make it last.
(c) She will fall in love with him.
(d) He will love her more than she loves him.

10. Who is sending supplies and reinforcements to Antony in Syria?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Calpurnia.
(c) Octavia.
(d) Olympos.

11. Antony is torn between his Roman heritage and ___________________.
(a) his need for a personal life.
(b) his alliance with Egypt.
(c) his duty to his children.
(d) his desire for world dominance.

12. Who had Caesar claimed as his son in his will?
(a) Olympos.
(b) Octavian.
(c) Caesarion.
(d) Antony.

13. What gift does Antony give to each guest at a banquet?
(a) A laurel wreath.
(b) Bottles of wine.
(c) Sculptures.
(d) 30 coins.

14. Who is Marc Antony's wife at this point?
(a) Calpurnia.
(b) Fulvia.
(c) Agricola.
(d) Maria.

15. Marc Antony says that he and Cleopatra are like _____________________.
(a) birds of a feather.
(b) their own little kingdom.
(c) fire and ice.
(d) oil and vinegar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Selene's overall personality?

2. What is Alexander's overall personality?

3. How does Herod greet Cleopatra when she arrives to see him?

4. What is the cause of Antony's depression in Chapter 68?

5. When does Antony plan to ask Octavia for a divorce?

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