Antony and Cleopatra Quiz

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11th Grade

61 Qs

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Antony and Cleopatra Quiz

Antony and Cleopatra Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Easy

Created by

Oluwatosin Oyegbesan

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61 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extract from Antony and Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 30-35)

SPEAKER A:
Good now, some excellent fortune! Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon and widow them all.
Let me have a child at fifty, to whom Herod of Jewry may do homage.
Find me to marry Octavius Caesar, and companion me with my mistress.

SPEAKER B:
You shall outlive the lady whom you serve.

SPEAKER A:
Oh, excellent! I love long life better than figs.

SPEAKER B:
You have seen and proved a fairer former fortune than that which is to approach.

  1. Identify Speaker A and Speaker B in the extract.

Speaker A is Cleopatra, Speaker B is Soothsayer

Speaker A is Charmian, Speaker B is Soothsayer

Speaker A is Enobarbus, Speaker B is Octavius Caesar

Speaker A is Antony, Speaker B is a Messenger

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extract from Antony and Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 30-35)

SPEAKER A:
Good now, some excellent fortune! Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon and widow them all.
Let me have a child at fifty, to whom Herod of Jewry may do homage.
Find me to marry Octavius Caesar, and companion me with my mistress.

SPEAKER B:
You shall outlive the lady whom you serve.

SPEAKER A:
Oh, excellent! I love long life better than figs.

SPEAKER B:
You have seen and proved a fairer former fortune than that which is to approach.

  1. What is Speaker A asking for in this passage?

A prophecy about her love life

A prediction of great fortune and marriage to royalty

Advice on how to win Antony's love

A warning about the dangers of ambition

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extract from Antony and Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 30-35)

SPEAKER A:
Good now, some excellent fortune! Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon and widow them all.
Let me have a child at fifty, to whom Herod of Jewry may do homage.
Find me to marry Octavius Caesar, and companion me with my mistress.

SPEAKER B:
You shall outlive the lady whom you serve.

SPEAKER A:
Oh, excellent! I love long life better than figs.

SPEAKER B:
You have seen and proved a fairer former fortune than that which is to approach.

  1. How does Speaker B respond to Speaker A's request?

By predicting a glorious future

By refusing to answer her

By warning her that she will outlive her mistress

By encouraging her to pursue Octavius Caesar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extract from Antony and Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 30-35)

SPEAKER A:
Good now, some excellent fortune! Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon and widow them all.
Let me have a child at fifty, to whom Herod of Jewry may do homage.
Find me to marry Octavius Caesar, and companion me with my mistress.

SPEAKER B:
You shall outlive the lady whom you serve.

SPEAKER A:
Oh, excellent! I love long life better than figs.

SPEAKER B:
You have seen and proved a fairer former fortune than that which is to approach.

  1. What does Speaker A's reaction reveal about her character?

She is deeply in love with Antony and fears losing him

She values a long life over material wealth

She is eager to rule Egypt alone

She believes she is already destined for greatness

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extract from Antony and Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 30-35)

SPEAKER A:
Good now, some excellent fortune! Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon and widow them all.
Let me have a child at fifty, to whom Herod of Jewry may do homage.
Find me to marry Octavius Caesar, and companion me with my mistress.

SPEAKER B:
You shall outlive the lady whom you serve.

SPEAKER A:
Oh, excellent! I love long life better than figs.

SPEAKER B:
You have seen and proved a fairer former fortune than that which is to approach.

  1. What does Speaker B's final statement suggest?

That Speaker A's future will not be as fortunate as her past

That Speaker A will become the most powerful woman in Egypt

That Cleopatra will die young

That Speaker A will lose everything within a year

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extract from Antony and Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 160-170)

SPEAKER A:
Fulvia is dead.

SPEAKER B:
Fulvia?

SPEAKER A:
Dead.

SPEAKER B:
Why, sir, give the gods a thankful sacrifice.
When it pleaseth their deities to take the wife of a man from him,
it shows to man the tailors of the earth,
comforting therein, that when old robes are worn out,
there are members to make new.
If there were no more women but Fulvia,
then had you indeed a cut, and the case to be lamented.
This grief is crowned with consolation.
Your old smock brings forth a new petticoat,
and indeed the tears live in an onion that should water this sorrow.

  1. Who is Fulvia?

Antony's mother

Antony's wife

Cleopatra's sister

Enobarbus' wife

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extract from Antony and Cleopatra (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 160-170)

SPEAKER A:
Fulvia is dead.

SPEAKER B:
Fulvia?

SPEAKER A:
Dead.

SPEAKER B:
Why, sir, give the gods a thankful sacrifice.
When it pleaseth their deities to take the wife of a man from him,
it shows to man the tailors of the earth,
comforting therein, that when old robes are worn out,
there are members to make new.
If there were no more women but Fulvia,
then had you indeed a cut, and the case to be lamented.
This grief is crowned with consolation.
Your old smock brings forth a new petticoat,
and indeed the tears live in an onion that should water this sorrow.

  1. How does Speaker A tell Speaker B about Fulvia?

He tells a long story

He is very emotional

He says it in a few words

He laughs about it

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