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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings a basket to Cleopatra?
(a) A clown.
(b) Charmian.
(c) A guard.
(d) Dolabella.

2. Who arrives to announce Antony's death to Caesar?
(a) Diomedes.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) An Egyptian.
(d) Dercetas.

3. For whom does Antony call at the end of Act 4's twelfth scene?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Eros.
(c) Scarus.
(d) Caesar.

4. Who accompanies Antony at the outset of Act 4, Scene 12?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Diomedes.
(c) Scarus.
(d) Eros.

5. Of what does Antony say Cleopatra is armorer?
(a) His soul.
(b) His heart.
(c) His army.
(d) His courage.

6. To where does Cleopatra go after Antony departs to battle near the city of Alexandria?
(a) The field.
(b) Her ship.
(c) The desert.
(d) Her chamber.

7. Whom does Antony believe responsible for the actions of his fleet?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Diomedes.
(c) Eros.
(d) Taurus.

8. How many lines are there in Act 4, Scene 11?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-two.

9. Whose "case of that huge spirit now is cold" as said by Cleopatra?
(a) Her own.
(b) Caesar's.
(c) Rome's.
(d) Antony's

10. What sort of men does Antony lament his poor fortunes have corrupted?
(a) Those already corrupt.
(b) Cowardly men.
(c) Honest men.
(d) Brave men.

11. What is an appropriate synonym for "appointment" as used in line 8 of Act 4, Scene 10?
(a) Disposition.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Intention.
(d) Formation.

12. With what word does Enobarbus describe his revolt in comparison to Antony's nobility?
(a) Famed.
(b) Infamous.
(c) Incongruous.
(d) Insular.

13. Who alone does Cleopatra say is worthy to conquer Antony?
(a) A god.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Antony.
(d) Caesar.

14. Upon whom does Enobarbus call to be his witness in delivering his soliloquy?
(a) The moon.
(b) Caesar.
(c) The stars.
(d) A soldier.

15. What does Antony call the work of a soldier in war?
(a) A gruesome drudergy.
(b) A daily labor.
(c) The royal occupation.
(d) The great test.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Caesar send to speak to Cleopatra after hearing of Antony's death?

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

3. Of what animal of Thessaly does Cleopatra speak?

4. Who is it revealed has deserted Antony in Act 4?

5. Who arrives and claims that the enemy is beaten and his side's advantage serves for "a fair victory" in the seventh scene of the fourth act?

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