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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 Marc Antony designate to rule Gaul?
(a) Octavius.
(b) Artimidorus.
(c) Marc Antony.
(d) Lepidus.

2. What happens when Titinius goes to check on Cassius's tent in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) He is surrounded by horesemen.
(b) He begins hand-to-hand combat with enemy forces outside the tent.
(c) He is killed instantly.
(d) He is successful in putting out the fire.

3. Why does Casca feel that Brutus needs to be part of their conspiracy?
(a) He is a wise man and will not act rashly.
(b) He is friends with Caesar.
(c) He is a diplomat and will calm hurt feelings.
(d) He is popular with the people.

4. What do the people do with Caesar's body after Marc Antony's eulogy?
(a) Burn it at the holy place.
(b) Bring the holy men to cleanse the body.
(c) Bury it in peace.
(d) Place wreathes of flowers on it.

5. According to Cicero, what is to blame for all of the recent strange happenings in Rome?
(a) An omen of good things to come.
(b) A cursed nation.
(c) A punishment for cruel dealings.
(d) A civil dispute in the Heavens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

3. What does Caesar say would make him a coward after Calpurnia tells him her worries in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

5. What time do Cassius and Casca plan to go talk with Brutus after the first meeting of the conspirators?

(see the answer key)

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