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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. What does Brutus compare Caesar to as he contemplates Caesar while alone in his garden?
(a) A serpent in an egg.
(b) A mad dog on a chain.
(c) A young eagle hatchling.
(d) A rooster in the hen house.

2. What does Marc Antony say he is doing when he first addresses the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) Mourning Caesar.
(b) Burying Caesar.
(c) Remembering Caesar.
(d) Praising Caesar.

3. How does Cassius feel about the chaos in the city when he is talking to Casca in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He has not noticed it at all.
(b) He is angry about it.
(c) It makes him nervous.
(d) He loves it.

4. Why is Cassius's accusation against Brutus in the camp so shocking to Brutus?
(a) Cassius seems to be drunk.
(b) Cassius does this in front of his men.
(c) Cassius almost worshipped him the day before.
(d) Brutus has only ever done good for Cassius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the second person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination bring with him when he speaks to the crowd?

2. Who comes with Lucius to deliver his news from Cassius to Brutus?

3. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?

4. According to Cicero, what is to blame for all of the recent strange happenings in Rome?

5. What does Caesar first notice when he wakes up on the day of his assassination?

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