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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else has given Caesar a letter on the day of his assassination?
(a) Trebonius.
(b) Calpurnia.
(c) Marc Antony.
(d) Portia.

2. What will happen to Brutus if his plan regarding the assassination fails?
(a) He will be put to death.
(b) He will be tortured.
(c) His rank and riches will be taken away.
(d) He will be banished.

3. What does Marullus ask the people he stops in the street at the beginning of the play?
(a) How to find Caesar.
(b) What he should take to Ceasar as a tribute.
(c) Where they are all going.
(d) Why they are not working.

4. What does a soothsayer tell Caesar in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Beware the Ides of March."
(b) "Kindness begets power and glory."
(c) "Honor to our great warrior."
(d) "Your wife shall bear thee a son."

5. What time do the conspirators plan to kill Caesar?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 12:00 noon.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Caesar's closest friend?

2. How does Decius interpret Calpurnia's dream about Caesar's death?

3. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house say about virtue?

4. What does Caesar first notice when he wakes up on the day of his assassination?

5. Why does Casca feel that Brutus needs to be part of their conspiracy?

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