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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. Where does Cicero talk to Casca when they first appear in the play?
(a) On the street.
(b) In the Senate house.
(c) In an open field.
(d) At his house.

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

3. What is Caesar's last warning of his impending doom on the day of his assassination?
(a) Artemidrous' letter.
(b) The priests' omens.
(c) Brutus' warning.
(d) Calpurnia's dream.

4. Why is Brutus not running in the same race that Antony is at the celebration for?
(a) He is not a sportsman.
(b) He is wary of Ceasar.
(c) He is not well.
(d) His wife asked him not to.

5. Who is the second person to speak to the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Calpernia.
(d) Cassius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is Caesar assassinated?

2. Which of the other conspirators have suffered loss of sleep over the matter of Caesar's assassination?

3. Where is the first meeting of conspirators held?

4. Why does Brutus say he does not want to kill Antony?

5. What happens to Caesar as Cassius and Brutus have their private discussion during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brutus say he will not be running in the race during the celebration?

2. What is Artemidorus's occupation?

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

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

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

6. Why does Caesar decide to wait to read the letter from Artemidorus?

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

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

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

10. What does Caesar have done first thing on the morning of his assassination day?

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