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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. What does Portia do in Act 2, Scene 4, on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Sends a message to Calpurnia.
(b) Prepares a feast.
(c) Prays.
(d) Sends Lucius to the Senate House.

2. What is the name of Brutus' most trusted servant?
(a) Pndarius.
(b) Artemidorus.
(c) Cinna.
(d) Lucius.

3. How did Cassius tempt the Gods to strike him with lightening?
(a) Defiled an altar to Venus.
(b) Neglected his morning prayers.
(c) Bared his chest and roared at the heavens.
(d) Disrespected his authoritative leaders.

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

5. 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 wishes Cassius well in his endeavor.
(c) He regrets not taking part in the impending plot.
(d) He greets him kindly and pretends to not know the plot ahead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Cassius and Brutus doing while Marc Antony and Octavius are talking in Act 4, Scene 1?

2. Why is Brutus not running in the same race that Antony is at the celebration for?

3. What will happen if Caesar does not pay attention to what the man waiting for Caeser to leave his house gives him?

4. What about Cicero does Metellus think would add viability to their assassination plot?

5. What does Marc Antony send Lepidus to fetch after he has told him his new plan in Act 4, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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