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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is the person who is waiting for Caesar on the day of his assassination standing when he leaves his house?
(a) On a stack of wood.
(b) In the public town square.
(c) At the gate.
(d) In the street.
2. What does Caesar first notice when he wakes up on the day of his assassination?
(a) It is oddly bright.
(b) The stormy weather.
(c) He sees an owl in the daylight.
(d) A feeling of gloom.
3. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
(a) He has given himself a holiday.
(b) He is using that day for religious observance.
(c) He completed all of his work.
(d) He has injured himself and is unable to work.
4. Why was the wound Brutus gave Caesar the worst of them all?
(a) He re-opened an old war wound.
(b) He broke his heart.
(c) He plunged the deepest.
(d) It was the last blow he would ever have on earth.
5. How many hills are in Rome?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.
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 Caesar say about the signs Calpurnia has seen of impending doom?
3. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?
4. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?
5. What do Marullus and Flavius plan to do as they continue their march to the Capitol in Act 1, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Cicero so unconcerned with the strange happenings in Rome?
2. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Casca so frightened and breathless when he meets Cicero on the street?
3. What does Casca think all the bad omens in Rome are an indication of?
4. Why does Calpurnia disagree with Caesar's statement that all the bad omens she has seen could be meant for anyone in Rome?
5. What does Artemidorus do to try and warn Caesar about his impending assassination?
6. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
7. According to Marullus, who did the people used to honor before Caesar won their hearts?
8. What do Flavius and Marullus plan to do as they journey to the Capitol at the beginning of the play?
9. What does Caesar have done first thing on the morning of his assassination day?
10. What does a soothsayer say to Caesar during the celebration in Act 1?
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