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

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

3. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?
(a) A lion giving birth in the streets.
(b) Dead emerging from their graves.
(c) A naked warrior.
(d) Warriors fighting among the clouds.

4. What does Brutus say will result from Caesar's assassination?
(a) He will die a martyr.
(b) Rome will rejuvinate and conquer.
(c) Sick men will be made whole.
(d) Peace will reign in Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Caesar celebrating in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What do Marullus and Flavius plan to do as they continue their march to the Capitol in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Who does Cassius ask to deliver his false letters to Brutus?

5. Who was Pompey before the civil war?

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