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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Act 1, what does Cassius think the recent strange happenings are a result of?
(a) A civil war in Rome.
(b) The impending crowning of Caesar.
(c) A Rome with no leader.
(d) An assassination plot.

3. How does Cassius feel about the chaos in the city when he is talking to Casca in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He has not noticed it at all.
(b) He is angry about it.
(c) It makes him nervous.
(d) He loves it.

4. What does Portia hope will happen at the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Peace will prevail.
(b) Caesar will be crowned.
(c) Her husband will escape the mob unharmed.
(d) Brutus will succeed.

5. Who does Marullus stop in the street at the beginning of the play?
(a) Senators.
(b) Commoners.
(c) Guards.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job title does Flavius have at the beginning of the play?

3. Why is Portia so worried for her husband on the day of Caesar's assassination?

4. What did the priests find in the sacrificed animal that make them tell Caesar to stay at home?

5. How did Cassius once save Caesar?

(see the answer key)

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