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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, what does Cassius think the recent strange happenings are a result of?
(a) An assassination plot.
(b) A civil war in Rome.
(c) A Rome with no leader.
(d) The impending crowning of Caesar.

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

3. Who did the people used to honor before Caesar?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Flavius.

4. Why is Portia so worried for her husband on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) She had a dream.
(b) She has seen bad omens in the streets.
(c) She is nervous because of what the soothsayer told her.
(d) She knows what he is about to do.

5. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?
(a) Warriors fighting among the clouds.
(b) Dead emerging from their graves.
(c) A naked warrior.
(d) A lion giving birth in the streets.

6. Who is the only conspirator who is encouraging the plot to assassinate Caesar out of unselfish goals?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Matinus.
(d) Casca.

7. Who is the first person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Calpurnia.
(d) Brutus.

8. What is Casca so concerned about when he first meets Cicero in Act 1, Scene 3
(a) The lions in the forest.
(b) The battle brewing in Rome.
(c) The storm that rages about them.
(d) A curse.

9. What do the conspirators shout when Caesar is dead?
(a) "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!"
(b) "His service in death is great indeed!"
(c) "It is done, and we are free."
(d) "Thus will it be to all tyrants!"

10. Why does Caesar choose to put off reading his letter from Artemidorus?
(a) He thinks Artemidorus is crazy.
(b) He does not want the other Senate leaders to think he is superstitious.
(c) He does not pay attention to personal matters before matters of the republic.
(d) He wants to read it later in private.

11. Who does Cassius ask to deliver his false letters to Brutus?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Casca.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Cinna.

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

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

14. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Brutus refuse to do when he joins the conspiracy?
(a) Be a part of the murder.
(b) Plan the attack.
(c) Swear an oath.
(d) Hold a knife.

15. What does Lucius find in Brutus's study just before Cassius comes to visit with Brutus?
(a) A threat.
(b) An anonymous letter.
(c) A knife.
(d) An edict from Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brutus say he does not want to kill Antony?

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

3. How does Cassius feel about the chaos in the city when he is talking to Casca in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What time do the conspirators plan to kill Caesar?

5. What does the second person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination bring with him when he speaks to the crowd?

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