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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 was the crowd's response to the last question Brutus asks after Caesar's assassination?
(a) The answers were mixed.
(b) "Yes!"
(c) They chant Caesar's name.
(d) "No!"

2. 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 body.
(b) Caesar's crown.
(c) Caesar's sword.
(d) A vial of Caesar's blood.

3. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?
(a) Decius pesters him with questions.
(b) Decius seems concerned, and Caesar wants to calm his fears.
(c) He loves Decius.
(d) Decius calls him a coward.

4. What is the last thing Brutus asks the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) "Can you follow me?"
(b) "Am I understood?"
(c) "Do you believe me?"
(d) "Have I offended you?"

5. Why was the wound Brutus gave Caesar the worst of them all?
(a) He plunged the deepest.
(b) He broke his heart.
(c) It was the last blow he would ever have on earth.
(d) He re-opened an old war wound.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Calpurnia say that eventually convinces Caesar to stay at home in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Caesar say would make him a coward after Calpurnia tells him her worries in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What was Calpurnia's dream about Caesar the night before his assassination?

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

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