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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. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
(a) He completed all of his work.
(b) He is using that day for religious observance.
(c) He has given himself a holiday.
(d) He has injured himself and is unable to work.

2. What does Marullus ask the people he stops in the street at the beginning of the play?
(a) How to find Caesar.
(b) Where they are all going.
(c) What he should take to Ceasar as a tribute.
(d) Why they are not working.

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

4. Who did the people used to honor before Caesar?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Flavius.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Pompey.

5. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To let her say goodbye to him.
(b) To show her she is loved.
(c) To lift her low spirits.
(d) To cure her barrenness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brutus say he does not want to kill Antony?

2. Which one of these does Cassius NOT call Caesar behind his back?

3. What does Portia do to prove she is strong enough to hear Brutus' secret?

4. What happens to Caesar as Cassius and Brutus have their private discussion during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What time do Cassius and Casca plan to go talk with Brutus after the first meeting of the conspirators?

(see the answer key)

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