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

2. According to Cicero, what is to blame for all of the recent strange happenings in Rome?
(a) A cursed nation.
(b) A civil dispute in the Heavens.
(c) A punishment for cruel dealings.
(d) An omen of good things to come.

3. What does Portia do to prove she is strong enough to hear Brutus' secret?
(a) Tells Brutus an evil secret of her own.
(b) Stabs herself in the leg.
(c) Cuts her finger.
(d) Swears an oath.

4. What does Portia do in Act 2, Scene 4, on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Prepares a feast.
(b) Sends Lucius to the Senate House.
(c) Prays.
(d) Sends a message to Calpurnia.

5. Who becomes the leader of the conspirators the day before the assassination?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Casca.
(c) Artemidorus.
(d) Cassius.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What about Cicero does Metellus think would add viability to their assassination plot?

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

4. What was Calpurnia's dream about Caesar the night before his assassination?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Brutus refuse to do when he joins the conspiracy?

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