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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. At the end of the play, what does Octavius claim he will do to all of the men in Brutus's service?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Brand them all as traitors.
(c) Allow them a time of respite to bury their dead.
(d) Take them into his own regiment.

2. Who does Lucilius tell the soldier he is when he is captured?
(a) Cato.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Titinius.
(d) Brutus.

3. What does Brutus tell his hidden legions to do during the battle against Marc Antony?
(a) Replace the fallen members of the wing.
(b) Attack Octavius's wing.
(c) Double arm themselves against the archers.
(d) Send reinforcements.

4. What is the first thing Cassius does when he arrives at Brutus' camp in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Accuses Brutus of doing him wrong.
(b) Embraces Brutus warmly.
(c) Faints from exhaustion.
(d) Delivers grave news from Rome.

5. What does Marc Antony send Lepidus to fetch after he has told him his new plan in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Caesar's money pouch.
(b) Caesar's sword.
(c) Caesar's Will.
(d) Caesar's property listings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Cinna before the mob leaves him in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. What does Cassius do at the climax of his argument Brutus at Brutus's camp?

3. What did Caesar leave to all the people of Rome in his Will?

4. Why do the people begin beating Cinna when they meet him on the road?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who accompanies Lucius to Brutus' army camp?

2. In Act 5, Scene 3, what mistake does Brutus make in the battle?

3. Who does Brutus send to get the inactive legions into motion?

4. Why does Marc Antony want to get a hold of Caesar's Will?

5. Where is Cinna the poet heading when we first meet him in this play?

6. What does Brutus see when he is unable to sleep the night before the battle at Phillipi?

7. What does Marc Antony tell Octavius he will most likely do with Lepidus once their countries are in good order?

8. What does the mob want to do to punish the conspirators who killed Caesar?

9. What does Marc Antony say about Brutus when he sees his dead body?

10. What does Lucius tell the men who captured him?

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