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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters Act 2, Scene 4 just as Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Brutus.
(b) A soothsayer.
(c) Portia.
(d) Artemediorus.

2. Who does Brutus send on an important errand during the battle against Marc Antony in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Messala.
(d) Casca.

3. How did Portia die?
(a) She drank poison.
(b) She stabbed herself.
(c) She swallowed fire.
(d) She jumped off the Senate House.

4. What does Caesar say he is as constant as just before he is stabbed in the Senate House?
(a) A faithful wife.
(b) The Gods.
(c) The North Star.
(d) The rivers flowing to the ocean.

5. Why does Lucius go to the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) To distract Marc Antony.
(b) To ensure safe passage for Brutus.
(c) To check on Brutus and Caesar for Portia.
(d) To help in the assassination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Decius say that immediately changes Caesar's decision about staying home the day of his assassination?

2. What is the soothsayer's response to Portia's question to him on the day of Caesar's assassination?

3. What happens when Titinius goes to check on Cassius's tent in Act 5, Scene 3?

4. What do the conspirators shout when Caesar is dead?

5. What does Popilus say to Cassius as he enters the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?

(see the answer key)

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