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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house on the day of his assassination?
(a) A teacher of Rhetoric.
(b) A soothsayer.
(c) A senator.
(d) A soldier.

2. 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 knows what he is about to do.
(d) She is nervous because of what the soothsayer told her.

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

4. What does Caesar say about the signs Calpurnia has seen of impending doom?
(a) They are figments of her imagination.
(b) He does not believe in signs.
(c) He will risk the chance of death to uphold his honor.
(d) They could be meant for any man.

5. What was Calpurnia's dream about Caesar the night before his assassination?
(a) The senate crucified him with his newly adorned crown.
(b) He was beheaded.
(c) His statue was running with blood.
(d) He fell into a mighty river and it ran red with blood.

6. How long has Brutus suffered with insomnia when Cassius comes to his house?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) A year.
(c) 2 months.
(d) A month.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Portia ask of a soothsayer after Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) What will happen to Brutus?
(b) What will become of Caesar?
(c) How long will Caesar live?
(d) What will happen to Rome?

12. 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 cure her barrenness.
(c) To lift her low spirits.
(d) To let her say goodbye to him.

13. How does Antony refer to the conspirators while he is giving his eulogy on Caesar to the crowd?
(a) Servants and friends of Rome.
(b) Honorable men.
(c) Misguided fools.
(d) Murderers.

14. What does Portia do to prove she is strong enough to hear Brutus' secret?
(a) Cuts her finger.
(b) Swears an oath.
(c) Stabs herself in the leg.
(d) Tells Brutus an evil secret of her own.

15. Which of the other conspirators have suffered loss of sleep over the matter of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Decius.
(b) None.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Casca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caesar do when the conspirators all come to escort him to the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. In Act 3, Scene 2, who/what does Brutus say he loved more than Caesar?

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

4. What does Brutus think power would do to his friend Caesar?

5. What does Antony read to the people as part of his eulogy for Caesar?

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