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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the second person to speak to the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Calpernia.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Brutus.

2. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?
(a) Dead emerging from their graves.
(b) Warriors fighting among the clouds.
(c) A naked warrior.
(d) A lion giving birth in the streets.

3. What does Caesar do when the conspirators all come to escort him to the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Thanks them for their friendship.
(b) Offers them some dinner.
(c) Prays with them.
(d) Invites them in for wine.

4. What was Calpurnia's dream about Caesar the night before his assassination?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) The senate crucified him with his newly adorned crown.
(c) He fell into a mighty river and it ran red with blood.
(d) His statue was running with blood.

5. What does Calpurnia say that eventually convinces Caesar to stay at home in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The crown will fit more comfortably on a day not laden with omens.
(b) The Senate will be more convinced that he is not a tyrant if he stays home.
(c) He can use her worries as an excuse.
(d) Antony can tell the Senate that Caesar is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a bad omen that Cassius sees the morning before his battle with Marc Antony?

2. What does Marc Antony call Brutus during the parley that cuts most deeply to Brutus?

3. What do the leaders do during the parley before the battle in Act 5, Scene 1 begins?

4. What was the crowd's response to the last question Brutus asks after Caesar's assassination?

5. What does Marc Antony say he is doing when he first addresses the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

(see the answer key)

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