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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 was Calpurnia's dream about Caesar the night before his assassination?
(a) The senate crucified him with his newly adorned crown.
(b) He fell into a mighty river and it ran red with blood.
(c) He was beheaded.
(d) His statue was running with blood.

2. 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 banished.
(c) He will be tortured.
(d) He will be put to death.

3. Who is Caesar's closest friend?
(a) Calpurnia.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Brutus.

4. Why does Cassius think Antony should be killed as well?
(a) He will kill them all out of vengeance.
(b) He is a powerful friend of Caesar's.
(c) It will prove the serious nature of their plot.
(d) He is a foolish man who does not deserve power.

5. What is the soothsayer's response to Portia's question to him on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) He does not know, but it will be bad.
(b) He does not know, but it will be good.
(c) The signs are currently mixed.
(d) Good and bad will be mingled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Portia do to prove she is strong enough to hear Brutus' secret?

2. What does Caesar do when the conspirators all come to escort him to the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. How did Cassius once save Caesar?

4. What did the priests find in the sacrificed animal that make them tell Caesar to stay at home?

5. What is Caesar's last warning of his impending doom on the day of his assassination?

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