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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) Invites them in for wine.
(c) Prays with them.
(d) Offers them some dinner.

2. How does Decius interpret Calpurnia's dream about Caesar's death?
(a) He will be a wellspring of life and love for the Senate.
(b) He will die when his mission has been fulfilled.
(c) He will give new life and vitality to Rome.
(d) His blood will renew Rome.

3. What does Caesar say about the signs Calpurnia has seen of impending doom?
(a) They are figments of her imagination.
(b) He will risk the chance of death to uphold his honor.
(c) They could be meant for any man.
(d) He does not believe in signs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing Brutus asks the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

2. What does Brutus say Caesar would have done to the people of Rome had he been allowed to live?

3. What do the leaders do during the parley before the battle in Act 5, Scene 1 begins?

4. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?

5. What does Caesar first notice when he wakes up on the day of his assassination?

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