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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caesar say he is as constant as just before he is stabbed in the Senate House?
(a) The Gods.
(b) The North Star.
(c) A faithful wife.
(d) The rivers flowing to the ocean.

2. What does Antony read to the people as part of his eulogy for Caesar?
(a) His new plan for Rome.
(b) A page from his journal.
(c) His will.
(d) A letter to his wife while at war.

3. What do the conspirators shout when Caesar is dead?
(a) "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!"
(b) "His service in death is great indeed!"
(c) "It is done, and we are free."
(d) "Thus will it be to all tyrants!"

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

5. What does Portia ask of a soothsayer after Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) How long will Caesar live?
(b) What will become of Caesar?
(c) What will happen to Brutus?
(d) What will happen to Rome?

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cassius tempt the Gods to strike him with lightening?

2. At the end of Act 1, what does Cassius think the recent strange happenings are a result of?

3. Why does Brutus plan to kill himself if his army begins to falter?

4. What is the occupation of the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house on the day of his assassination?

5. Where does Marc Antony tell Octavius to take his army when Brutus's army arrives?

(see the answer key)

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