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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Octavius feel about Lepidus as a person?
(a) He dislikes him.
(b) He trusts him completely.
(c) He is jealous of him.
(d) He thinks he is a good man and a seasoned soldier.

2. Who does Lucilius tell the soldier he is when he is captured?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Titinius.
(d) Cato.

3. What does Brutus say about Caesar when he sees Cassius is dead?
(a) He is there with him now.
(b) He was an evil spirit haunting them.
(c) He is mighty in death.
(d) He cursed them.

4. What does Brutus tell his men to do after he finds Cassius dead?
(a) Fight with vigor.
(b) Honor their fallen leaders.
(c) Retreat.
(d) Hold up their heads.

5. Where does Marc Antony tell Octavius to take his army when Brutus's army arrives?
(a) To the north of the battlefield.
(b) Along the Southeast border of the battlefield.
(c) Up the right side of the battlefield.
(d) Up the left side of the battlefield.

6. What does Marc Antony order be done with Lucilius as he leaves to re-enter the battle?
(a) To be tortured for information.
(b) To be treated kindly.
(c) To be killed.
(d) To be held captive.

7. Why is Cassius's accusation against Brutus in the camp so shocking to Brutus?
(a) Cassius almost worshipped him the day before.
(b) Cassius seems to be drunk.
(c) Cassius does this in front of his men.
(d) Brutus has only ever done good for Cassius.

8. In Act 5, Scene 5, what does Brutus see that tells him it is his time to die?
(a) A golden haze in the clouds.
(b) His wife's image.
(c) Caesar's ghost.
(d) The end of the battle.

9. Why does Brutus plan to kill himself if his army begins to falter?
(a) He loves honor more than his life.
(b) He would be ashamed to live when others have died.
(c) His wife is dead and he wants to be with her.
(d) It will kill his guilt over killing Caesar.

10. What does Marc Antony compare Lepidus to after he leaves the meeting with Antony and Octavius?
(a) His standard.
(b) His horse.
(c) Caesar.
(d) His wife.

11. What happens when Titinius goes to check on Cassius's tent in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) He is successful in putting out the fire.
(b) He begins hand-to-hand combat with enemy forces outside the tent.
(c) He is surrounded by horesemen.
(d) He is killed instantly.

12. What does Lucilius offer a soldier who captures him to kill him?
(a) Blessings.
(b) Honor.
(c) No harm.
(d) Money.

13. What does Brutus tell Cassius he never does when Cassius arrives at his camp?
(a) Weakens his regard for the Republic.
(b) Wrongs his enemies - much less his friends.
(c) Grows weary of the truth and right.
(d) Tell falsehoods.

14. What does Marc Antony want to change in Caesar's will after conversing with Octavius?
(a) The amount of money given to his beneficiaries.
(b) The placement of his title.
(c) The property inheritances.
(d) The amount of money given to the citizens of Rome.

15. What do Marc Antony, Octavius and Lepidus form when they meet after Caesar's assassination?
(a) A triumvirate.
(b) A band of brothers.
(c) A three-man government.
(d) A sacred oath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Octavius order be done with Brutus's body?

2. Where does Brutus take Cassius when he arrives at Brutus's camp?

3. Where does Brutus set up camp when he leaves Rome?

4. What does Marc Antony order two of his servants to do after Lucilius is brought before him in Act 5, Scene 4?

5. Who helps Cassius kill himself?

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