Antony and Cleopatra Quizzes

Antony and Cleopatra Quiz 1

1 Shakespeare lived during
the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

the fifteenth century

the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

the eighteenth century
2 Antony and Cleopatra was written in
1607

1725

1343

1595
3 Antony and Cleopatra is categorized as a
comedy

both tragedy and one of Shakespeare's "Roman plays"

one of Shakespeare's "Roman play"

tragedy
4 Shakespeare's plays were performed at
the Dionysia festival

both the Globe theater and the Blackfriars theater

the Globe theater

the Blackfriars theater
5 When Shakespeare first came to London, England was under the reign of
King James I

Queen Elizabeth I

King Henry VIII

Queen Elizabeth II
6 Cleopatra is
Empress of Rome

Queen of Parthia

Queen of Egypt

Queen of Denial
7 A triumvir is
one of the three members of the triumvirate, an alliance of admirals who rule the Sicilian pirate fleet

a Roman lieutenant

an Egyptian courtesan

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

both Julius Caesar's nephew and heir and Cleopatra's treacherous son

Cleopatra's treacherous son

another name for Julius Caesar
9 Lepidus is
a leper

the most powerful Roman since Romulus

one of Antony's trusted advisors

the weakest of the triumvirs
10 Domitius Enobarbus is
one of Antony's favorite slaves

Antony's friend and a cynical observer of events

a eunuch in Cleopatra's court

Octavius' sauna slave
11 Charmian and Iras are
Cleopatra's ladies-in-waiting

Cleopatra's sisters

virgin priestesses of Isis

two of the Olympian gods
12 Pompey
is a power by sea

killed Antony's mother

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

disdainful and disapproving

loving and pleased
14 Octavius could best be described as
loving but irrational

weak and naïve

ambitious and single-minded

kind but deceitful
15 Cleopatra is
secretly in love with Octavius

a resentful feminist

a lover of pleasure

a great naval strategist
16 William Shakespeare's main source for Antony and Cleopatra is the writer
Seneca

Pliny

Plutarch

Judith Butler
17 Antony is
sexually impotent

a former slave

determined to rule all of the Roman Empire

a great field commander
18 The soothsayer warns Antony that
in all contests against Caesar, Antony will lose

Cleopatra is a whore and a liar

people in Egypt hate him

he is destined to outlive Cleopatra
19 At the beginning of the play, the atmosphere of Cleopatra's court could best be described as
sensual and lively

austere and organized

dynamic and unstable

luxurious and static
20 Cleopatra is
in her forties

in her twenties

still a teenager

in her thirties
21 Octavia is
both Octavius' sister and Lepidus' wife

Lepidus' wife

Octavius' sister

Antony's sister-in-law
22 Pompey has to agree to the triumvirate's terms in Act Two in part because
Domitius Enobarbus has betrayed

Antony has returned, and he is a great field commander

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

Cleopatra's wealth backs the triumvirate
23 The war between Antony and Octavius is initiated by
Lepidus

Antony

Cleopatra

Octavius
24 Antony' marries Octavius Caesar's sister because
Lepidus will kill him otherwise

she is beautiful

Cleopatra has been unfaithful, and he wants to make her jealous

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

a lover's fidelity

dramatic good fortune

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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