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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marc Antony call Brutus during the parley that cuts most deeply to Brutus?
(a) A traitor.
(b) A fool.
(c) A liar.
(d) A coward.

3. What does the second person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination bring with him when he speaks to the crowd?
(a) Caesar's sword.
(b) Caesar's crown.
(c) Caesar's body.
(d) A vial of Caesar's blood.

4. Where does Marc Antony tell Octavius to take his army when Brutus's army arrives?
(a) Up the left side of the battlefield.
(b) Up the right side of the battlefield.
(c) To the north of the battlefield.
(d) Along the Southeast border of the battlefield.

5. What does Caesar say would make him a coward after Calpurnia tells him her worries in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Heeding the words of a woman.
(b) Fearing death.
(c) Believing in superstitions.
(d) Not attending the senate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Octavius insist on taking his army when Brutus's army arrives?

2. Why are these superstitions in Act 2, Scene 2 so odd to hear from Calpurnia?

3. How does Antony refer to the conspirators while he is giving his eulogy on Caesar to the crowd?

4. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?

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

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