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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does Caesar send to win Cleopatra from Antony?
2. How many days does Lepidus say Mecaenas and Agrippa will gain on him?
3. What, according to Enobarbus, ails Lepidus after the meeting with Pompey?
4. For what reason does Caesar claim he arrested Lepidus?
5. Who does Antony say is approaching the ports of Rome in the play's first act?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Antony to flee the battle of Actium?
2. Why is it suggested by Agrippa that Mark Antony be married to Octavia?
3. For what reason does the Soothsayer tell Antony he must go back to Egypt?
4. How does Cleopatra expose her true self in Act 3, Scene 13?
5. What is the result of Antony's fleeing from Actium?
6. For what reason does Cleopatra send Alexas to Italy?
7. What characterizes Antony's speech after Actium, before Cleopatra arrives, at the palace in Alexandria?
8. What does Caesar imply by his directions regarding giving the soldiers a feast the night before the battle at Alexandria?
9. In what way does Antony compose himself in Act 4, Scene 2?
10. How does Caesar instruct Thyreus to win Cleopatra from Antony?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A seldom explicitly mentioned theme throughout the play is the fidelity and infidelity of minor characters despite maltreatment and disregard for their more fundamental rights. Thoughtfully explicate this theme in a well-developed essay. How do the various minor characters demonstrate their fidelity and to whom? For what reasons do the characters evidently remain loyal? Contrariwise, which characters forsake their obligations to fidelity, and for what reasons are they motivated to do so? What do these various relationships of disparate levels of fidelity indicate about the fundamental human tendencies regarding loyalty?
Essay Topic 2
Though not an antagonist in the traditional sense of the word, Cleopatra acts as a catalyst for the internal conflict that contributes to Mark Antony's disintegration. This makes Cleopatra a somewhat unique character in literature. Compose an analytical essay that examines the peculiarities of her character, including how they affect Antony, but focusing principally on Cleopatra. What characterizes her personality? What traits does she habitually evince in the play? What are her motivations throughout the play? Does her behavior, by the final act, change from how she comports herself in the play's first act?
Essay Topic 3
As a constant companion of Mark Antony, Enobarbus often serves as a foil against which Antony's greatness and tragic decline are set. Thus, compose an insightful analytical essay that examines the character of Enobarbus as he helps to expose Antony's character. What sort of man is Enobarbus? What characterizes his actions? How does such a character help to demonstrate Antony's character? What does Enobarbus's tragic end help the audience to see regarding Antony? What is the significance of Enobarbus's soliloquy in Act 4, Scene 9?
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