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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. How long has Brutus suffered with insomnia when Cassius comes to his house?
(a) A year.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) A month.

2. What job title does Flavius have at the beginning of the play?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Senator.
(c) Tribune.
(d) Guard.

3. Who is waiting for Caesar when he leaves his house the day of his assassination?
(a) Artemidorus.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Portia.

4. What happens to Caesar as Cassius and Brutus have their private discussion during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He abdicates the throne.
(b) He faints.
(c) He has an epileptic fit.
(d) He is crowned king.

5. Who does Cassius ask to deliver his false letters to Brutus?
(a) Cinna.
(b) Casca.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Cicero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen to Brutus if his plan regarding the assassination fails?

2. What does Flavius think the civil unrest will do to Rome?

3. Where is the first meeting of conspirators held?

4. What is the soothsayer's response to Portia's question to him on the day of Caesar's assassination?

5. What about Cassius makes Caesar so uncomfortable during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?

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