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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 gift does Antony give to each guest at a banquet?
(a) A laurel wreath.
(b) Sculptures.
(c) 30 coins.
(d) Bottles of wine.
2. Cleopatra has a dream that Antony is surrounded by ______________.
(a) corpses.
(b) ships.
(c) flowers.
(d) laurel wreaths.
3. What does Cleopatra want Marc Antony to do?
(a) Kill Octavian.
(b) Divorce his wife and marry her.
(c) Adopt Caesarion.
(d) Take more than one wife.
4. How old are Cleopatra's twins when Antony asks her to marry him?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.
5. How does Herod greet Cleopatra when she arrives to see him?
(a) He is "Herod, King of the Jews."
(b) He is "Octavian's Nemesis."
(c) He is "Cleopatra's Salvation."
(d) He is "Caesar's Successor."
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Selene's overall personality?
2. Why does Antony's army take a large tree stump with them as they leave for battle?
3. Who does Mardian recommend for Cleopatra but she finds no interest in?
4. What is Antony's first question to Cleopatra when he sees her?
5. Why does Marc Antony send a message to Cleopatra?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Cleopatra particularly disappointed in the contents of Caesar's will?
2. How does Antony ultimately pleasantly surprise Cleopatra when she thought he was returning to Octavia?
3. How does the author use the technique of foreshadowing when telling about the wise, old man who is bitten by an asp and dies?
4. What is the dream that Cleopatra has regarding Antony's survival in battle?
5. What is the nature of Cleopatra's visit with Herod in Jerusalem?
6. How does Cleopatra inform Antony that he is the father of twins?
7. What is the tradition of marriage in Cleopatra's family?
8. What is Cleopatra's personal agony on the night before Antony departs for battle at Parthia?
9. What are Cleopatra's expectations of Marc Antony once they have initiated an intimate relationship?
10. What stance of Antony's incites Octavian to declare war?
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