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"Antony and Cleopatra" Trivia Quiz

Put on my robe, give me my crown, I have immortal longings in me...

A multiple-choice quiz by marx_faraway. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
marx_faraway

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
186,983

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
678

Last 3 plays: Vinithee (11/20), Guest 31 (11/20), mulder52 (12/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who is Antony's wife at the beginning of the play? Hint

Portia

Octavia

Fulvia

Calphurnia

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Question 2 of 20

2. Mark Antony and Octavius Caesar are two Triumvirs. Who is the third? Hint

Agrippa

Pompey

Enobarbus

Lepidus

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is one of the soothsayer's predictions to Charmian? Hint

That she will be enslaved by the Romans

That she will be killed by a snake bite

That she will outlive her mistress

That she will meet her death in a tomb

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who was Alexas? Hint

a Roman

a sailor

a soldier

a servant

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Question 5 of 20

5. Off what place does Pompey's galley lie? Hint

Actium

Syria

Alexandria

Misenum

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who is Caesar's Lieutenant-general? Hint

Canidius

Taurus

Seleucus

Thyreus

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Question 7 of 20

7. What does Octavius Caesar call Octavia when she meets him in Act III, Scene VI? Hint

sister

castaway

wretch

angel

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Question 8 of 20

8. Whilst telling Agrippa and Maecenas of Cleopatra's barge, what does Enobarbus liken her gentlewomen to? Hint

nereides

dryads

nymphs

mermaids

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Question 9 of 20

9. When does Enobarbus first make plans to defect to Caesar? Hint

Act III, Scene VII

At the beginning of Act IV

At the end of Act III

He doesn't

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Question 10 of 20

10. How does Domitius Enobarbus die? Hint

Not specified

stabbed

poisoned

drowning

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Question 11 of 20

11. What does Antony do when Egypt's ships retreat during the first sea battle? Hint

Curses them

Follows them in retreat

Goes on to win the battle

Orders his ships to attack them

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Question 12 of 20

12. Not chronological. What does the Clown say is in the basket which contains Cleopatra's asps? Hint

Olives

Figs

Grapes

Oranges

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which is the only scene to contain the characters of Demetrius and Philo? Hint

Act II, Scene III

Act III, Scene IX

Act V, Scene IV

Act I, Scene I

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Question 14 of 20

14. How many times is Antony defeated at sea? Hint

Twice

Three times

Once

Never - he is victorius

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Question 15 of 20

15. Whom does Cleopatra send to tell Antony she is not in fact dead? Hint

Iras

Charmian

Diomedes

Mardian

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Question 16 of 20

16. What does Antony order Eros to do? Hint

Kill him (Antony)

Kill Cleopatra

Kill Octavius

Commit suicide

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Question 17 of 20

17. Whom did Alexas convince to side with Caesar, when he should have been carrying a message from Antony? Hint

Herod of Jewry

the king of Libya

Enobarbus

King Malchus of Arabia

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who is the kind Roman who tells Cleopatra of Caesar's plot to parade her as a war trophy? Hint

Maecenas

Dolabella

Proculeius

Seleucus

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Question 19 of 20

19. What are Antony's dying words? Hint

Of Caesar seek your honour, your safety - O!

I can no more.

Farewell, my queen.

A Roman by a Roman valiantly vanquished.

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Question 20 of 20

20. What are Cleopatra's dying words? Hint

What should I stay?

O Antony!

I have immortal longings in me.

As sweet as balm, as soft as air, as gentle...

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Apr 18 2024 : Vinithee: 11/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Antony's wife at the beginning of the play?

Answer: Fulvia

You never meet Fulvia, news of her death being delivered in Act I.

2. Mark Antony and Octavius Caesar are two Triumvirs. Who is the third?

Answer: Lepidus

Lepidus has the unenviable task of reconciling Antony and Caesar. His efforts get him arrested later in the play.

3. What is one of the soothsayer's predictions to Charmian?

Answer: That she will outlive her mistress

She does outlive her mistress, but only for about a minute.

4. Who was Alexas?

Answer: a servant

A servant and messenger for Cleopatra. Treacherous, unfortunately.

5. Off what place does Pompey's galley lie?

Answer: Misenum

Much boozing and partying occurs here in Act II, Scene VII.

6. Who is Caesar's Lieutenant-general?

Answer: Taurus

Rather a bull of a man...sorry.

7. What does Octavius Caesar call Octavia when she meets him in Act III, Scene VI?

Answer: castaway

He calls her this because he knows Antony has returned to Cleopatra.

8. Whilst telling Agrippa and Maecenas of Cleopatra's barge, what does Enobarbus liken her gentlewomen to?

Answer: nereides

This arrival by barge was the first time Cleopatra and Antony saw each other.

9. When does Enobarbus first make plans to defect to Caesar?

Answer: At the end of Act III

Enobarbus makes plans to defect to Caesar at the end of Act III.

10. How does Domitius Enobarbus die?

Answer: Not specified

Consumed with guilt over abandoning Antony, Enobarbus dies in Caesar's camp, possibly of grief.

11. What does Antony do when Egypt's ships retreat during the first sea battle?

Answer: Follows them in retreat

Antony is so ashamed of this that he rages against Cleopatra, who, strangely, offers no reason for her desertion, merely stating shock that Antony followed her.

12. Not chronological. What does the Clown say is in the basket which contains Cleopatra's asps?

Answer: Figs

This Clown is very well spoken for a peasant...

13. Which is the only scene to contain the characters of Demetrius and Philo?

Answer: Act I, Scene I

Poor guys, they appear right at the beginning in Cleopatra's palace then disappear from the play.

14. How many times is Antony defeated at sea?

Answer: Twice

Both times he is betrayed by his Egyptian allies. He stabs himself after the second defeat.

15. Whom does Cleopatra send to tell Antony she is not in fact dead?

Answer: Diomedes

Unfortunately, Diomedes wasn't the speediest of men, and he arrived too late to prevent Antony from dealing the fatal stroke.

16. What does Antony order Eros to do?

Answer: Kill him (Antony)

Antony orders Eros to stab him in the back, but Eros instead uses this brief interlude to kill himself. Shrewd!

17. Whom did Alexas convince to side with Caesar, when he should have been carrying a message from Antony?

Answer: Herod of Jewry

Alexas gets his just desserts however. Caesar orders him hanged, for no apparent reason.

18. Who is the kind Roman who tells Cleopatra of Caesar's plot to parade her as a war trophy?

Answer: Dolabella

This was very brave of Dolabella, as Caesar, his emperor, would not have been very impressed if he had found out.

19. What are Antony's dying words?

Answer: I can no more.

He whispers this as he dies in Cleopatra's arms from his self-inflicted stab wound.

20. What are Cleopatra's dying words?

Answer: What should I stay?

Cleopatra utters this as she dies of the snake bite she inflicted upon herself. Do any of these tragic lovers not kill themselves?

Source: Author marx_faraway

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