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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Brutus send on an important errand during the battle against Marc Antony in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Casca.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Messala.

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

3. What does Brutus tell his men to do after he finds Cassius dead?
(a) Hold up their heads.
(b) Retreat.
(c) Fight with vigor.
(d) Honor their fallen leaders.

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

5. What does Caesar say would make him a coward after Calpurnia tells him her worries in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Not attending the senate.
(b) Believing in superstitions.
(c) Fearing death.
(d) Heeding the words of a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brutus offer the people if they do not agree with what he did for Rome by assassinating Caesar?

2. What is the soothsayer's response to Portia's question to him on the day of Caesar's assassination?

3. Why does Cassius think Antony should be killed as well?

4. What does Cassius do at the climax of his argument Brutus at Brutus's camp?

5. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?

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