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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 do the conspirators shout when Caesar is dead?
(a) "Thus will it be to all tyrants!"
(b) "It is done, and we are free."
(c) "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!"
(d) "His service in death is great indeed!"

2. Why is Cassius so surprised by what Popilus says to him as they enter the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?
(a) Cassius thought Popilus was on Pompey's side.
(b) Cassius did not think Popilus knew about the conspiracy.
(c) He thought Popilus would be more open.
(d) Cassius thought Popilus was a supporter of Caesar.

3. Who enters Act 2, Scene 4 just as Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Portia.
(c) A soothsayer.
(d) Artemediorus.

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

5. What does Brutus offer the people if they do not agree with what he did for Rome by assassinating Caesar?
(a) To be put to death.
(b) To be stripped of his title as a senator.
(c) To serve the people as a slave.
(d) To be banished.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Antony away from the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Brutus say he feels about honor?

3. Who is most upset about the people's celebration of Caesar in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Why is Portia so worried for her husband on the day of Caesar's assassination?

5. What time do Cassius and Casca plan to go talk with Brutus after the first meeting of the conspirators?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen to Brutus if his assassination plan fails?

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

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

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

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

6. What is Artemidorus's occupation?

7. What does Marc Antony read to the crowd in Act 3, Scene 2 that turns them all against Brutus and the conspirators?

8. What does Artemidorus do to try and warn Caesar about his impending assassination?

9. Who does Portia go to for news about the events at the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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