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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who holds the sword for Brutus to fall on?
(a) Clitus.
(b) Dardanius.
(c) Voluminus.
(d) Strato.

4. Where does Octavius insist on taking his army when Brutus's army arrives?
(a) Up the left side of the battlefield.
(b) Up the right side of the battlefield.
(c) Along the southeast border of the battlefield.
(d) To the north of the battlefield.

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

6. What do Marc Antony and Octavius do after Marc Antony's eulogy for Caesar?
(a) Make a list of all the men who will die to avenge Caesar.
(b) Make a plan to escape Rome.
(c) Reminisce about their fond memories of Caesar.
(d) Create a limitary plan to attack those members of the Senate who have fled.

7. How did Portia die?
(a) She stabbed herself.
(b) She swallowed fire.
(c) She jumped off the Senate House.
(d) She drank poison.

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

9. Who does Marc Antony designate to rule Gaul?
(a) Artimidorus.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Octavius.
(d) Lepidus.

10. Where does Brutus set up camp when he leaves Rome?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Italy.
(c) Sardis.
(d) Sanford.

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

12. 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 is killed instantly.
(c) He is surrounded by horesemen.
(d) He begins hand-to-hand combat with enemy forces outside the tent.

13. Where is Marc Antony's army stationed in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Phillipi.
(b) Stallipi.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Rome.

14. Who does Brutus send on an important errand during the battle against Marc Antony in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Messala.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Casca.
(d) Cassius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Cassius kill himself?

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

3. Which of these is NOT a bad omen that Cassius sees the morning before his battle with Marc Antony?

4. What does Marc Antony call Brutus during the parley that cuts most deeply to Brutus?

5. Who comes with Lucius to deliver his news from Cassius to Brutus?

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