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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Antony's odd trick in speaking to his servants produce on the servants?
(a) They flee.
(b) They weep.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They quail.

2. What is the meaning of "dolorous" as used by Antony in line 39 of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Lustful.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Erratic.

3. What does Antony, in Act 4, Scene 2's terminal line, say he and his fellows ought to drown?
(a) Consideration.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Elation.
(d) Woe.

4. Where does Antony position his foot soldiers before the second day of battle at Alexandria?
(a) On the hills.
(b) Near the sea.
(c) On the plain.
(d) In the valley.

5. Whom does Alexas use as an example in saying that no one would dare not look on Cleopatra when she is ill-pleased?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Herod of Jewry.
(c) Rameses II.
(d) Octavius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the messenger report the voice of Octavia to Cleopatra?

2. About what age does the messenger report his guessing of Octavia's age to Cleopatra?

3. Who is sent by Antony to intervene with Caesar in an attempt to prevent civil war?

4. In what location does Act 3, Scene 4 take place?

5. Who accompanies Antony in Act 4, Scene 10?

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