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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. Where does Cleopatra meet Antony in Chapter 54?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Antioch.
(c) Tunisia.
(d) Rome.

2. What is the cause of Antony's depression in Chapter 68?
(a) Octavian's betrayal.
(b) He has a terminal illness.
(c) Trouble with Cleopatra.
(d) His advancing age.

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

4. Who does Mardian recommend for Cleopatra but she finds no interest in?
(a) Archalaus.
(b) Adofo.
(c) Fenuku.
(d) Marcus.

5. An encounter with a soothsayer makes Cleopatra fear that she is to be _______________________.
(a) the mother of an Emperor.
(b) assassinated before Antony returns.
(c) the last of the pharaohs to rule Egypt.
(d) the Roman Emperor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is notable about Mardian?

3. Why does Cleopatra send Olympos to Rome?

4. In Chapter 65, Antony leaves for a military campaign in _____________.

5. What does Cleopatra initially decide about a relationship with Marc Antony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Cleopatra's expectations of Marc Antony once they have initiated an intimate relationship?

2. What are the events that lead up to the marriage of Antony and Cleopatra?

3. What stance of Antony's incites Octavian to declare war?

4. How has the love affair between Antony and Cleopatra proved to be detrimental to each of them?

5. How does Cleopatra respond to Antony's rejection of their getting married?

6. How does the author use the technique of foreshadowing when telling about the wise, old man who is bitten by an asp and dies?

7. How does Antony ultimately pleasantly surprise Cleopatra when she thought he was returning to Octavia?

8. What is Cleopatra's personal agony on the night before Antony departs for battle at Parthia?

9. What is one reason that Marc Antony wants Cleopatra to come to Rome?

10. How does Cleopatra try to give the illusion of control while funding Antony's military campaigns?

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