illustration of Antony and Cleopatra facing each other with a snake wrapped around their necks

Antony and Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare

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Antony and Cleopatra Overview Quiz

How well do you know Shakespeare's historical tragedy of the Egyptian queen and her Roman general? Find out with eNotes' Antony and Cleopatra Overview Quiz! This quiz contains ten essential questions on the plot, characters, and other details of the play to help you in your review.

  1. Who passes out at the state dinner from drink and must be carried to shore?

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  2. What trick does Cleopatra claim to have played on Antony when he was drunk?

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  3. What does the message Antony receives from Octavius and Lepidu demand?

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  4. Why does Ventidius say his army is so successful?

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  5. Of what does Cleopatra accuse Antony?

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  6. What does Agrippa want Antony to do?

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  7. What is the triumvirate attempting to negotiate in Sicily?

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  8. Why does Antony have to return to Rome?

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  9. Of what does Octavius accuse Antony?

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  10. What do the soothsayers comments suggest?

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