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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 time do the conspirators plan to kill Caesar?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 12:00 noon.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

2. Where is Cinna walking when the mob finds him in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) To his house.
(b) To the marketplace.
(c) To Caesar's funeral.
(d) To the Senate House.

3. What does Popilus say to Cassius as he enters the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?
(a) He urges him to reconsider.
(b) He regrets not taking part in the impending plot.
(c) He wishes Cassius well in his endeavor.
(d) He greets him kindly and pretends to not know the plot ahead.

4. Which of the other conspirators have suffered loss of sleep over the matter of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Cassius.
(b) None.
(c) Casca.
(d) Decius.

5. What does Caesar first notice when he wakes up on the day of his assassination?
(a) The stormy weather.
(b) He sees an owl in the daylight.
(c) It is oddly bright.
(d) A feeling of gloom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brutus compare Caesar to as he contemplates Caesar while alone in his garden?

2. How does Antony refer to the conspirators while he is giving his eulogy on Caesar to the crowd?

3. What job title does Flavius have at the beginning of the play?

4. Which one of these does Cassius NOT call Caesar behind his back?

5. Why is Cassius so surprised by what Popilus says to him as they enter the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?

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