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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cicero talk to Casca when they first appear in the play?
(a) In the Senate house.
(b) In an open field.
(c) At his house.
(d) On the street.

2. What does a soothsayer tell Caesar in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Honor to our great warrior."
(b) "Your wife shall bear thee a son."
(c) "Kindness begets power and glory."
(d) "Beware the Ides of March."

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

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

5. What is the first thing Cassius does when he arrives at Brutus' camp in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Accuses Brutus of doing him wrong.
(b) Delivers grave news from Rome.
(c) Faints from exhaustion.
(d) Embraces Brutus warmly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the other conspirators have suffered loss of sleep over the matter of Caesar's assassination?

2. Why does Caesar choose to put off reading his letter from Artemidorus?

3. What does Caesar say about the signs Calpurnia has seen of impending doom?

4. How does Octavius feel about Lepidus as a person?

5. What does Brutus do after the climax of his argument with Cassius?

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