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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What day is Caesar assassinated?
(a) The Ides of March.
(b) His birthday.
(c) The day of Feasting.
(d) Venus's birthday.

3. Who becomes the leader of the conspirators the day before the assassination?
(a) Casca.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Artemidorus.
(d) Cassius.

4. 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.

5. What do the conspirators do after Caesar is dead before leaving the Senate House to explain this deed to the people?
(a) Cleanse Caesar's body.
(b) Defile Caesar's body.
(c) Prepare a speech.
(d) Bathe in Caesar's blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the second person to speak to the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

2. Who is Caesar's closest friend?

3. What does Metellus ask of Caesar on the day of Caesar's assassination?

4. What does Popilus say to Cassius as he enters the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?

5. What does a soothsayer tell Caesar in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cassius do in Act 1, Scene 3 to get Brutus to join him in the conspiracy?

2. What is the only reason Brutus would want to hurt his friend, Caesar?

3. What has Caesar deemed worth of a celebration at the beginning of the play?

4. Why does Calpurnia disagree with Caesar's statement that all the bad omens she has seen could be meant for anyone in Rome?

5. Why does Caesar want Antony to strike his wife with a thong of goatskin?

6. According to Marullus, who did the people used to honor before Caesar won their hearts?

7. What does Portia do to prove that she is strong enough to hear the cares and worries of her husband?

8. What has Caesar done to every legitimate warning he has heard about his impending death?

9. What does Lucius find in Brutus' study that convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy?

10. What does Caesar do when the conspirators come to his house to escort him to the Senate House on the day of his assassination?

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