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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is most upset about the people's celebration of Caesar in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Flavius.
(d) Cassius.

3. Where does Cicero talk to Casca when they first appear in the play?
(a) On the street.
(b) In an open field.
(c) In the Senate house.
(d) At his house.

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

5. What is Casca so concerned about when he first meets Cicero in Act 1, Scene 3
(a) The lions in the forest.
(b) A curse.
(c) The battle brewing in Rome.
(d) The storm that rages about them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cassius once save Caesar?

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

3. Where is the first meeting of conspirators held?

4. What about Cassius makes Caesar so uncomfortable during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Caesar tell Antony to do to his wife as he passes her in the street during his race at the celebration?

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