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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the soldiers resolve to do about the noise in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Listen to it.
(b) Follow it.
(c) Silence it.
(d) Ignore it.

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

3. To whose "prepared nails" does Antony refer?
(a) Octavia's.
(b) Fulvia's.
(c) Cleopatra's.
(d) Death's.

4. Who is it revealed has deserted Antony in Act 4?
(a) Canidius.
(b) Demetrius.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Enobarbus.

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?
(a) Enobarbus.
(b) Agrippa.
(c) Eros.
(d) Mecaenas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "rumor" about of which the Second Soldier speaks in Act 4, Scene 3?

2. Who goes to make Caesar's will regarding Antony known to the troops?

3. How many times will Antony reward Scarus for his "good valor"?

4. Who alone does Cleopatra say is worthy to conquer Antony?

5. What does Agrippa command his men to do in Act 4, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cleopatra feign submission to Caesar at the end of the play?

2. To what end does Cleopatra commit herself, and why, after Antony has died?

3. What is indicated by Cleopatra's refusal to come down to Antony in Act 4, Scene 15?

4. For what reason does Caesar seek to preserve the life of Cleopatra after hearing that Antony has died?

5. How has the battle gone so far, in Act 4, Scene 7?

6. Why does Enobarbus say he will seek out a ditch in which he may die?

7. How does Antony react to the desertion by Enobarbus?

8. What characterizes the reactions of those present in Act 4, Scene 1, to the news of Antony's death?

9. How does Cleopatra envision her shaming in Rome if she is taken there as a captive?

10. What is revealed about the Roman attitude towards death in Act 4, Scene 14?

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