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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. What is the last thing Brutus asks the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) "Can you follow me?"
(b) "Have I offended you?"
(c) "Am I understood?"
(d) "Do you believe me?"

2. Which one of these does Cassius NOT call Caesar behind his back?
(a) Trash and rubbish.
(b) A womanly personage.
(c) A tyrant.
(d) A small girl.

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

4. Who did the people used to honor before Caesar?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Flavius.
(d) Cassius.

5. 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 Rome?
(b) What will become of Caesar?
(c) What will happen to Brutus?
(d) How long will Caesar live?

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Caesar when he leaves his house the day of his assassination?

2. Where is the first meeting of conspirators held?

3. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?

4. Why does Antony want to meet with Brutus when he hears of Caesar's assassination?

5. Where is Caesar returning from in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brutus feel that killing Marc Antony is an unneeded part of their assassination plot?

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

3. What does Brutus tell the crowd to look on as he addresses them after Caesar's assassination?

4. What is Artemidorus's occupation?

5. What do Cassius and Brutus do as they see the crowd turning against them during Marc Antony's eulogy for Caesar?

6. What do Flavius and Marullus plan to do as they journey to the Capitol at the beginning of the play?

7. What does Metellus ask of Caesar just before he is assassinated?

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

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

10. Who is the first person to stab Caesar?

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