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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. How does the speaker in Act 4's eleventh scene say the associated army shall be?
(a) Violent.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Tired.
(d) Still.

2. What does Cleopatra say she will give to Scarus for his valor?
(a) A silver sword.
(b) Golden armor.
(c) A feast for a king.
(d) A fertile tract of land.

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

4. 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) Mecaenas.
(c) Agrippa.
(d) Eros.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose of Caesar's does Antony insist alone is worthy of trust?

2. The best force of the opposition is said by the speaker of the play's shortest scene to be put where?

3. What does Antony say his men have all proved themselves in Act 4, Scene 8?

4. With whom has Antony's most recent deserter been discovered in Act 4, Scene 5?

5. To where does Cleopatra go after Antony departs to battle near the city of Alexandria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purpose does Act 4, Scene 3 serve, with its interlude of unnamed, minor characters?

2. How does Cleopatra comport herself towards Antony in Act 4, Scene 4?

3. What characterizes Enobarbus' speech which he calls upon the moon to witness?

4. What does Enobarbus reveal about Caesar in Act 4, Scene 6?

5. How does the course of the battle change in Act 4, Scene 10?

6. What attitude grips Antony and his soldiers in Act 4, Scene 7?

7. In what way are the places of the two armies shown to be exchanged in Act 4, Scene 8?

8. Why does Caesar insist upon being still with his land forces on the second day of Battle at Alexandria?

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

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

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