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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 9 | Act 3, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cleopatra insist Charmian give her to drink at the last scene of Act 1?
(a) Poisoned grape juice.
(b) Milk.
(c) Wine.
(d) Mandragora.

2. About what age does the messenger report his guessing of Octavia's age to Cleopatra?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

3. What, in the play's beginning, is the "tawny front" upon which Antony has turned his view?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Egypt.
(c) War.
(d) Italy.

4. From how many messengers does Antony receive news in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

5. Where does Caesar say that Pompey resides in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Messina.
(c) Florence.
(d) Misenum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Cleopatra and Mardian almost play to pass the time while she waits to hear of Antony?

2. Pompey tells Menas in Act 2, Scene 7, that his honor leads his what?

3. Against what does Caesar warn Antony in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. Who brings a message from Antony to Cleopatra at the end of the first act?

5. To whom does Caesar compare Octavia's return to Rome?

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