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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) Casca.
(b) Cinna.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Pompey.

2. What does Flavius think the civil unrest will do to Rome?
(a) Rid it of unneeded rulers.
(b) Strengthen it.
(c) Educate it.
(d) Weaken it.

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

4. What does Marullus tell the people in the streets to do at the beginning of the play?
(a) Join him in his march to Rome to honor Caesar.
(b) Go home and pray for forgiveness.
(c) Pray for thanks.
(d) Create an altar for Caesar.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Brutus say he feels about honor?

5. Who was Pompey before the civil war?

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