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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. Why are these superstitions in Act 2, Scene 2 so odd to hear from Calpurnia?
(a) She has never been superstitious before.
(b) She does not love her husband any more.
(c) She knows Caesar will not listen to her.
(d) She rarely speaks to Caeser anymore.

2. What is Lucius's occupation?
(a) A teacher.
(b) Brutus' servant.
(c) A senator.
(d) A soldier.

3. Who is the only conspirator who is encouraging the plot to assassinate Caesar out of unselfish goals?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Matinus.
(d) Casca.

4. What does Popilus say to Cassius as he enters the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?
(a) He greets him kindly and pretends to not know the plot ahead.
(b) He regrets not taking part in the impending plot.
(c) He wishes Cassius well in his endeavor.
(d) He urges him to reconsider.

5. What does Brutus compare Caesar to as he contemplates Caesar while alone in his garden?
(a) A mad dog on a chain.
(b) A rooster in the hen house.
(c) A serpent in an egg.
(d) A young eagle hatchling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marullus tell the people in the streets to do at the beginning of the play?

2. What does Metellus ask of Caesar on the day of Caesar's assassination?

3. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house give him on the day of his assassination?

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

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

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