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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antony hope to see the enemy numbers of by placing his squadrons on "yond side o' the hill"?
(a) Troops.
(b) Siege weapons.
(c) Horses.
(d) Ships.

2. Which of the following accompanies Pompey at his house?
(a) Menecrates.
(b) Demetrius.
(c) Enorbarbus.
(d) Lepidus.

3. Pompey tells Menas in Act 2, Scene 7, that his honor leads his what?
(a) Profit.
(b) Head.
(c) Heart.
(d) Fortune.

4. Where is Antony reported as being, by Caesar, in Act 3, Scene 6?
(a) Syria.
(b) Athens.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Alexandria.

5. What game do Cleopatra and Mardian almost play to pass the time while she waits to hear of Antony?
(a) Billiards.
(b) Bowling.
(c) A word game.
(d) A game of cards.

6. In Act 3, Scene 5, who delivers news to Enobarbus?
(a) Silius.
(b) Eros.
(c) Enomus.
(d) Vertidius.

7. To what does Antony challenge Caesar in his letter, read at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) A duel.
(b) A debate.
(c) A battle.
(d) A game of wits.

8. It is reported in Act 3, Scene 5, that Caesar has arrested whom?
(a) Menas.
(b) Lepidus.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Antony.

9. Of what is Antony told concerning his wife in the play's second scene?
(a) Her coming to him.
(b) Her death.
(c) Her giving birth.
(d) Her re-marriage.

10. For what reason does Caesar claim he arrested Lepidus?
(a) Lepidus's suspicious behavior.
(b) Lepidus's cruelty.
(c) Lepidus's envy.
(d) Lepidus's greed.

11. What of Cleopatra's does Antony say repays him for the loss at Actium?
(a) A kiss.
(b) Her death.
(c) A flagon of wine.
(d) A victory.

12. Where does Antony, through Euphornius, request to live if Egypt is denied to him by Caesar?
(a) Athens.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Syria.

13. What does Enobarbus say is the cause of the "odd tricks" shot out of Antony's mind?
(a) Pride.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Anger.
(d) Joy.

14. How does Caesar respond to Antony's challenge?
(a) With laughter.
(b) With fear.
(c) With timidity.
(d) With anger.

15. How does Cleopatra intend to act on the occasion that Antony is sad in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sick.
(c) Confused.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Soothsayer tells Antony he ought to go where?

2. Who does Caesar say thrives in the idleness of the triumvirs?

3. With what does Caesar reward his army in the beginning of Act 4?

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

5. Who does Cleopatra want to send to find Antony in Act 1, Scene 3?

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