View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antony ask that Cleopatra bring to him?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Horses.
(c) The children.
(d) Money.

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

3. Why are the dead bodies from the plague cremated?
(a) No one wants to touch them.
(b) It is the custom in Egypt.
(c) There are too many to bury.
(d) To get rid of the disease.

4. Cleopatra believes that she is ___________________ mentioned in the Sibylline Leaves.
(a) the Roman Emperor.
(b) the widow of Caesar.
(c) the Messiah.
(d) the immortal beloved.

5. What does Cleopatra begin to build in Chapter 39?
(a) Public baths.
(b) A navy.
(c) New statues.
(d) An army.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does Cleopatra throw a party in Marc Antony's honor?

2. Cleopatra receives a message from Marc Antony telling her that _______________.

3. Antony's aide tells Cleopatra that Antony is in a fishing village located in _______________.

4. What does Antony want Cleopatra to bring when they meet in #118?

5. What does Octavian do when he learns that Caesarion is in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Cleopatra's behavior like when she sets her sights on a man?

3. What is the dream that Cleopatra has regarding Antony's survival in battle?

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

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

6. What insensitive stance does Antony make regarding his children with Cleopatra that makes her decide to remain a single parent and ruler?

7. How can Cleopatra's ambitions best be described?

8. How does Cleopatra inform Antony that he is the father of twins?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,229 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample