Antony and Cleopatra Quizzes

Antony and Cleopatra Quiz 1

1 Shakespeare lived during
the eighteenth century

the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

the fifteenth century
2 Antony and Cleopatra was written in
1343

1725

1595

1607
3 Antony and Cleopatra is categorized as a
one of Shakespeare's "Roman play"

tragedy

comedy

both tragedy and one of Shakespeare's "Roman plays"
4 Shakespeare's plays were performed at
both the Globe theater and the Blackfriars theater

the Dionysia festival

the Blackfriars theater

the Globe theater
5 When Shakespeare first came to London, England was under the reign of
King Henry VIII

Queen Elizabeth I

King James I

Queen Elizabeth II
6 Cleopatra is
Empress of Rome

Queen of Denial

Queen of Parthia

Queen of Egypt
7 A triumvir is
a Roman lieutenant

an Egyptian courtesan

one of the three members of the triumvirate, an alliance of admirals who rule the Sicilian pirate fleet

one of the three members of the triumvirate, an alliance of powerful generals who rule Rome and all her territories
8 Octavius Caesar is
both Julius Caesar's nephew and heir and Cleopatra's treacherous son

Julius Caesar's nephew and heir

another name for Julius Caesar

Cleopatra's treacherous son
9 Lepidus is
one of Antony's trusted advisors

the weakest of the triumvirs

a leper

the most powerful Roman since Romulus
10 Domitius Enobarbus is
Octavius' sauna slave

Antony's friend and a cynical observer of events

a eunuch in Cleopatra's court

one of Antony's favorite slaves
11 Charmian and Iras are
two of the Olympian gods

Cleopatra's sisters

virgin priestesses of Isis

Cleopatra's ladies-in-waiting
12 Pompey
killed Antony's mother

is a power by sea

is a power by land

both is a power by sea and killed Antony's mother
13 The attitude of most of Antony's soldiers regarding Antony's affair with Cleopatra could best be described as
satisfied and proud

angry but surprised

loving and pleased

disdainful and disapproving
14 Octavius could best be described as
ambitious and single-minded

weak and naïve

kind but deceitful

loving but irrational
15 Cleopatra is
a great naval strategist

a lover of pleasure

secretly in love with Octavius

a resentful feminist
16 William Shakespeare's main source for Antony and Cleopatra is the writer
Pliny

Plutarch

Judith Butler

Seneca
17 Antony is
a former slave

sexually impotent

a great field commander

determined to rule all of the Roman Empire
18 The soothsayer warns Antony that
people in Egypt hate him

in all contests against Caesar, Antony will lose

he is destined to outlive Cleopatra

Cleopatra is a whore and a liar
19 At the beginning of the play, the atmosphere of Cleopatra's court could best be described as
sensual and lively

austere and organized

luxurious and static

dynamic and unstable
20 Cleopatra is
in her twenties

still a teenager

in her forties

in her thirties
21 Octavia is
Lepidus' wife

Octavius' sister

both Octavius' sister and Lepidus' wife

Antony's sister-in-law
22 Pompey has to agree to the triumvirate's terms in Act Two in part because
Antony has returned, and he is a great field commander

Cleopatra's wealth backs the triumvirate

His plot to assassinate the triumvirate has turned Roman public opinion against him

Domitius Enobarbus has betrayed
23 The war between Antony and Octavius is initiated by
Lepidus

Antony

Octavius

Cleopatra
24 Antony' marries Octavius Caesar's sister because
Cleopatra has been unfaithful, and he wants to make her jealous

Lepidus will kill him otherwise

she is beautiful

the alliance between Antony and Caesar must be sealed
25 Which of these ideas is most closely related to fate in the play?
the favor of the gods

historical necessity

dramatic good fortune

a lover's fidelity

What does Antony mean when he says that Romans never link their love to the deserving

What scene is this in?

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What is dramatic significance and theatrical appeal in 'Antony and Cleopatra'?

Shakespeare is dealing with history, so he can make events seem fated, but the Soothsayer and his dire predictions are taken from Plutarch. The use of the soothsayer underscores the theme of destiny, which in a play based on historical events can...

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Do Shakespeare, in your opinion value more the goals of octavius or antony and why ?

I think Shakespeare is more interested in Antony. Antony is a great general, beloved by his men. He is middle-aged. He is also a lover of pleasure, far less single-minded than Octavius. He is a complicated and fatally divided man, failing to rise...

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