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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. What does Caesar do when the conspirators all come to escort him to the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Invites them in for wine.
(b) Prays with them.
(c) Thanks them for their friendship.
(d) Offers them some dinner.

2. Why does Brutus say he does not want to kill Antony?
(a) Antony is too well-liked by the people to be murdered.
(b) Antony will understand.
(c) Antony's power comes purely from his friendship with Caesar.
(d) Antony is a friend of the Republic.

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

4. What does Caesar say he is as constant as just before he is stabbed in the Senate House?
(a) The Gods.
(b) The rivers flowing to the ocean.
(c) A faithful wife.
(d) The North Star.

5. What do the conspirators shout when Caesar is dead?
(a) "His service in death is great indeed!"
(b) "Thus will it be to all tyrants!"
(c) "It is done, and we are free."
(d) "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the first meeting of conspirators held?

2. Who becomes the leader of the conspirators the day before the assassination?

3. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?

4. What does Marc Antony ask the conspirators to let him do when he sees Caesar's dead body?

5. Where is Caesar returning from in Act 1, Scene 1?

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