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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time do the conspirators plan to kill Caesar?
(a) 12:00 noon.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

2. How did Cassius once save Caesar?
(a) He uncovered a conspiracy for his assassination.
(b) He saved him from drowning.
(c) He fought off a horde of angry men.
(d) He kept him from consuming poison.

3. What happens to Caesar as Cassius and Brutus have their private discussion during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He is crowned king.
(b) He faints.
(c) He abdicates the throne.
(d) He has an epileptic fit.

4. Why is Brutus not running in the same race that Antony is at the celebration for?
(a) His wife asked him not to.
(b) He is not well.
(c) He is wary of Ceasar.
(d) He is not a sportsman.

5. What is Cinna's profession?
(a) Senator.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Poet.
(d) Soothsayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marc Antony ask the conspirators to let him do when he sees Caesar's dead body?

2. What does a soothsayer tell Caesar in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Why does Caesar choose to put off reading his letter from Artemidorus?

4. What does Brutus compare Caesar to as he contemplates Caesar while alone in his garden?

5. What are Caesar's last words before dying?

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