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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Flavius think the civil unrest will do to Rome?
(a) Weaken it.
(b) Educate it.
(c) Rid it of unneeded rulers.
(d) Strengthen it.

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

4. Who is the first person to warn Caesar of his assassination?
(a) Artemidorus.
(b) Brutus.
(c) A soothsayer.
(d) Calpurnia.

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

6. Why is Brutus not running in the same race that Antony is at the celebration for?
(a) He is not a sportsman.
(b) He is not well.
(c) He is wary of Ceasar.
(d) His wife asked him not to.

7. Why does Lucius go to the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) To check on Brutus and Caesar for Portia.
(b) To help in the assassination.
(c) To ensure safe passage for Brutus.
(d) To distract Marc Antony.

8. How does Decius interpret Calpurnia's dream about Caesar's death?
(a) He will be a wellspring of life and love for the Senate.
(b) He will give new life and vitality to Rome.
(c) His blood will renew Rome.
(d) He will die when his mission has been fulfilled.

9. What is Caesar celebrating in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His conquest in Rome.
(b) His throngs of loyal followers.
(c) His victory over Pompey.
(d) The feast of Lupercal.

10. Who enters Act 2, Scene 4 just as Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Portia.
(b) A soothsayer.
(c) Artemediorus.
(d) Brutus.

11. Where is Caesar returning from in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Treaty talks with Greece.
(b) A building excavation of Rome.
(c) War with Pompey.
(d) A trip to Egypt.

12. What does Calpurnia say that eventually convinces Caesar to stay at home in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He can use her worries as an excuse.
(b) Antony can tell the Senate that Caesar is ill.
(c) The Senate will be more convinced that he is not a tyrant if he stays home.
(d) The crown will fit more comfortably on a day not laden with omens.

13. Why does Cassius think Antony should be killed as well?
(a) He is a powerful friend of Caesar's.
(b) It will prove the serious nature of their plot.
(c) He will kill them all out of vengeance.
(d) He is a foolish man who does not deserve power.

14. What does Marullus ask the people he stops in the street at the beginning of the play?
(a) How to find Caesar.
(b) Why they are not working.
(c) What he should take to Ceasar as a tribute.
(d) Where they are all going.

15. What about Cassius makes Caesar so uncomfortable during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His lack of eye contact.
(b) His hungry look.
(c) His angry demeanor.
(d) His quiet, contemplative look.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marullus stop in the street at the beginning of the play?

2. What are Caesar's last words before dying?

3. Why is Cassius so surprised by what Popilus says to him as they enter the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?

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

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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