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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a soothsayer tell Caesar in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Your wife shall bear thee a son."
(b) "Honor to our great warrior."
(c) "Kindness begets power and glory."
(d) "Beware the Ides of March."

2. What are the conspirators going to do in Act 2, Scene 3 once they reach the Senate house after passing Artemidorus?
(a) Pay tribute to Caesar.
(b) Kill Caesar.
(c) Crown Caesar.
(d) Banish Caesar.

3. What is the occupation of the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house on the day of his assassination?
(a) A soothsayer.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A senator.
(d) A teacher of Rhetoric.

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Brutus refuse to do when he joins the conspiracy?
(a) Hold a knife.
(b) Swear an oath.
(c) Be a part of the murder.
(d) Plan the attack.

5. What causes the mob to become so angry after Caesar's assassination?
(a) Brutus' speech.
(b) The sight of Caesar's body.
(c) The blood stained robes of the conspirators.
(d) Marc Antony's eulogy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marc Antony ask the conspirators to let him do when he sees Caesar's dead body?

2. What does the mob first do when they find Cinna?

3. Who enters Rome as Marc Antony finishes his eulogy of Caesar?

4. What does Brutus compare Caesar to as he contemplates Caesar while alone in his garden?

5. What is Cinna's profession?

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