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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brutus say Caesar would have done to the people of Rome had he been allowed to live?
(a) Turn them into slaves.
(b) Take advantage of their trust and loyalty.
(c) Led them to unending war.
(d) Tax them to death.

2. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?
(a) Decius pesters him with questions.
(b) Decius calls him a coward.
(c) He loves Decius.
(d) Decius seems concerned, and Caesar wants to calm his fears.

3. Who enters Act 2, Scene 4 just as Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) A soothsayer.
(b) Portia.
(c) Artemediorus.
(d) Brutus.

4. What are the conspirators going to do in Act 2, Scene 3 once they reach the Senate house after passing Artemidorus?
(a) Kill Caesar.
(b) Banish Caesar.
(c) Crown Caesar.
(d) Pay tribute to Caesar.

5. What causes the mob to become so angry after Caesar's assassination?
(a) The sight of Caesar's body.
(b) Brutus' speech.
(c) Marc Antony's eulogy.
(d) The blood stained robes of the conspirators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marc Antony say he is doing when he first addresses the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

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

3. What does Marullus ask the people he stops in the street at the beginning of the play?

4. Why do the people begin beating Cinna when they meet him on the road?

5. Who did the people used to honor before Caesar?

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