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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Cassius once save Caesar?
(a) He saved him from drowning.
(b) He fought off a horde of angry men.
(c) He uncovered a conspiracy for his assassination.
(d) He kept him from consuming poison.

2. 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.

3. 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) Hold a knife.
(d) Swear an oath.

4. What time do the conspirators plan to kill Caesar?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 12:00 noon.

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

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

7. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Brutus say he feels about honor?
(a) He loves honor more than he fears death.
(b) He hopes some honor will make his wife proud of him.
(c) He wants honor, but so much to kill for it.
(d) He feels honor is subjective and frail.

8. What about Cicero does Metellus think would add viability to their assassination plot?
(a) His compassionate nature.
(b) His great respect.
(c) His great oratorical skills.
(d) His silver hairs.

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

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

11. What will happen if Caesar does not pay attention to what the man waiting for Caeser to leave his house gives him?
(a) The Senate will not lead well.
(b) Caesar will shed much blood before the day is out.
(c) Caesar will die.
(d) Rome will fall.

12. Why does Brutus say he does not want to kill Antony?
(a) Antony will understand.
(b) Antony is too well-liked by the people to be murdered.
(c) Antony's power comes purely from his friendship with Caesar.
(d) Antony is a friend of the Republic.

13. What does Brutus offer the people if they do not agree with what he did for Rome by assassinating Caesar?
(a) To serve the people as a slave.
(b) To be banished.
(c) To be put to death.
(d) To be stripped of his title as a senator.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brutus say will result from Caesar's assassination?

2. How does Antony refer to the conspirators while he is giving his eulogy on Caesar to the crowd?

3. What does Caesar call the soothsayer in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Who was Pompey before the civil war?

5. What job title does Flavius have at the beginning of the play?

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