Antony And Cleopatra Ch.D-405-43: Antony Marries

Enobarbus, Agrippa, and Maecenas were

• Rome's leaders.
• Caesar's guards.
• advisors.
• the best cooks in Rome.

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With the leaders gone, the advisors felt

• lonely.
• foolish.
• content.
• comfortable.

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Enobarbus thought Antony

• would be a blessing to Octavia.
• would not marry Octavia.
• would never leave Cleopatra.
• would take Cleopatra along on his honeymoon.

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Maecenas thought Octavia

• would be good for Antony.
• would cause trouble for Antony.
• was amused by Antony.
• was spoiled by her brother.

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Antony promised Octavia that

• he would never see Cleopatra again.
• he would be a good husband.
• he would take her to Egypt.
• he would buy her anything she wanted.

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the soothsayer from Egypt told Antony that

• Cleopatra missed him terribly.
• Caesar's fortune would rise higher than Antony's.
• he should stay close to Caesar's side.
• peace was just around the corner.

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When the messenger from Rome told Cleopatra that Antony had married Octavia, Cleopatra struck him with a knife.  Then, Cleopatra struck him again.  Next,

• she unheard the messenger.
• she whined to her maids.
• she ordered the messenger to leave the room.
• she called for Alexas.

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Cleopatra

• had never met Octavia.
• had known Octavia for many years.
• had never liked Octavia.
• knew Octavia would make Antony happy.

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Another name for this story could be

• "Antony's Soaring Spirit."
• "The Frightened Messenger."
• "The Soothsayer From Egypt."
• "Bad News For Cleopatra."

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This story is mainly about

• why Antony became angry with the soothsayer.
• how Cleopatra reacted to the news of Antony taking a wife.
• the Triumvirate making plans for war.
• Caesar's fortune.

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