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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Believing in superstitions.
(c) Fearing death.
(d) Not attending the senate.

2. What does Lucius find in Brutus's study just before Cassius comes to visit with Brutus?
(a) An anonymous letter.
(b) A knife.
(c) An edict from Caesar.
(d) A threat.

3. What does Brutus think power would do to his friend Caesar?
(a) Make him whole.
(b) Drive him insane.
(c) Put him in danger.
(d) Change him.

4. Who does Cassius ask to deliver his false letters to Brutus?
(a) Cinna.
(b) Cicero.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Casca.

5. How did Cassius tempt the Gods to strike him with lightening?
(a) Bared his chest and roared at the heavens.
(b) Neglected his morning prayers.
(c) Defiled an altar to Venus.
(d) Disrespected his authoritative leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marullus stop in the street at the beginning of the play?

2. What is Caesar celebrating in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Flavius think the civil unrest will do to Rome?

4. What does Marullus ask the people he stops in the street at the beginning of the play?

5. What does Caesar call the soothsayer in Act 1, Scene 2?

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