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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 Marc Antony ask the conspirators to let him do when he sees Caesar's dead body?
(a) Be alone with his friend for a moment.
(b) Prepare his body for burial.
(c) Tell his wife.
(d) Deliver his eulogy.

2. Who is most upset about the people's celebration of Caesar in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Flavius.
(d) Pompey.

3. 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 urges him to reconsider.
(c) He wishes Cassius well in his endeavor.
(d) He regrets not taking part in the impending plot.

4. What does Caesar call the soothsayer in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A crazy man.
(b) A dreamer.
(c) A loyal subject.
(d) A stranger.

5. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
(a) He has injured himself and is unable to work.
(b) He completed all of his work.
(c) He is using that day for religious observance.
(d) He has given himself a holiday.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, what does Cassius think the recent strange happenings are a result of?

2. How many times did Caesar refuse the crown offered him by Antony?

3. What does Calpurnia say that eventually convinces Caesar to stay at home in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who leads Antony away from the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

5. What does Lucius find in Brutus's study just before Cassius comes to visit with Brutus?

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