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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one person in this play who interprets a personal dream correctly?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Artemidorus.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Calpurnia.

2. What job title does Flavius have at the beginning of the play?
(a) Guard.
(b) Senator.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Tribune.

3. Who is waiting for Caesar when he leaves his house the day of his assassination?
(a) Portia.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Artemidorus.
(d) Marc Antony.

4. What day is Caesar assassinated?
(a) The Ides of March.
(b) Venus's birthday.
(c) The day of Feasting.
(d) His birthday.

5. Who leads Antony away from the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Trebonius.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Casca.

6. What is the soothsayer's response to Portia's question to him on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) The signs are currently mixed.
(b) He does not know, but it will be bad.
(c) Good and bad will be mingled.
(d) He does not know, but it will be good.

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

8. What is Lucius's occupation?
(a) A teacher.
(b) Brutus' servant.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A senator.

9. Who else has given Caesar a letter on the day of his assassination?
(a) Portia.
(b) Calpurnia.
(c) Marc Antony.
(d) Trebonius.

10. Why is Cassius so surprised by what Popilus says to him as they enter the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?
(a) He thought Popilus would be more open.
(b) Cassius thought Popilus was on Pompey's side.
(c) Cassius did not think Popilus knew about the conspiracy.
(d) Cassius thought Popilus was a supporter of Caesar.

11. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
(a) He has injured himself and is unable to work.
(b) He has given himself a holiday.
(c) He is using that day for religious observance.
(d) He completed all of his work.

12. What is Caesar's last warning of his impending doom on the day of his assassination?
(a) Calpurnia's dream.
(b) Artemidrous' letter.
(c) Brutus' warning.
(d) The priests' omens.

13. What do Marullus and Flavius plan to do as they continue their march to the Capitol in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Stay out of sight.
(b) Defend Pompey's honor.
(c) Hold prayer groups.
(d) Break up groups of praisers for Ceasar.

14. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To show her she is loved.
(b) To lift her low spirits.
(c) To cure her barrenness.
(d) To let her say goodbye to him.

15. Why was the wound Brutus gave Caesar the worst of them all?
(a) It was the last blow he would ever have on earth.
(b) He re-opened an old war wound.
(c) He broke his heart.
(d) He plunged the deepest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?

3. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house give him on the day of his assassination?

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

5. Who is Caesar's closest friend?

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