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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. How did Cassius tempt the Gods to strike him with lightening?
(a) Neglected his morning prayers.
(b) Defiled an altar to Venus.
(c) Disrespected his authoritative leaders.
(d) Bared his chest and roared at the heavens.

2. What does Marullus tell the people in the streets to do at the beginning of the play?
(a) Create an altar for Caesar.
(b) Join him in his march to Rome to honor Caesar.
(c) Go home and pray for forgiveness.
(d) Pray for thanks.

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

4. According to Cicero, what is to blame for all of the recent strange happenings in Rome?
(a) A punishment for cruel dealings.
(b) A civil dispute in the Heavens.
(c) A cursed nation.
(d) An omen of good things to come.

5. What was Calpurnia's dream about Caesar the night before his assassination?
(a) He fell into a mighty river and it ran red with blood.
(b) The senate crucified him with his newly adorned crown.
(c) His statue was running with blood.
(d) He was beheaded.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Antony read to the people as part of his eulogy for Caesar?

3. What does Brutus say will result from Caesar's assassination?

4. How does Antony refer to the conspirators while he is giving his eulogy on Caesar to the crowd?

5. Who is the first person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Caesar so surprised when more senators join Metullus's cause after Brutus has already been denied?

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Cicero so unconcerned with the strange happenings in Rome?

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

4. Why does Portia send Lucius to the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

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

6. What does Artemidorus say will happen if Caesar does not read his letter?

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

8. Who is the first person to stab Caesar?

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

10. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Casca so frightened and breathless when he meets Cicero on the street?

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