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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 Caesar do when the conspirators all come to escort him to the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Thanks them for their friendship.
(b) Prays with them.
(c) Offers them some dinner.
(d) Invites them in for wine.

2. Why are these superstitions in Act 2, Scene 2 so odd to hear from Calpurnia?
(a) She rarely speaks to Caeser anymore.
(b) She knows Caesar will not listen to her.
(c) She has never been superstitious before.
(d) She does not love her husband any more.

3. What does Calpurnia say that eventually convinces Caesar to stay at home in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Senate will be more convinced that he is not a tyrant if he stays home.
(b) Antony can tell the Senate that Caesar is ill.
(c) He can use her worries as an excuse.
(d) The crown will fit more comfortably on a day not laden with omens.

4. In Act 3, Scene 2, who/what does Brutus say he loved more than Caesar?
(a) Rome.
(b) The Senate.
(c) Himself.
(d) Portia.

5. What do the leaders do during the parley before the battle in Act 5, Scene 1 begins?
(a) Insult each other.
(b) Try to find a truce.
(c) Cry and pray for Rome.
(d) Offer up their own offers of peace.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was the wound Brutus gave Caesar the worst of them all?

4. What does Antony read to the people as part of his eulogy for Caesar?

5. What does Marc Antony say he is doing when he first addresses the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

(see the answer key)

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