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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 does Calpurnia say that eventually convinces Caesar to stay at home in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Senate will be more convinced that he is not a tyrant if he stays home.
(b) Antony can tell the Senate that Caesar is ill.
(c) He can use her worries as an excuse.
(d) The crown will fit more comfortably on a day not laden with omens.

2. What does Caesar say he is as constant as just before he is stabbed in the Senate House?
(a) The Gods.
(b) The rivers flowing to the ocean.
(c) A faithful wife.
(d) The North Star.

3. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To lift her low spirits.
(b) To let her say goodbye to him.
(c) To cure her barrenness.
(d) To show her she is loved.

4. Why does Cassius think Antony should be killed as well?
(a) He is a foolish man who does not deserve power.
(b) He will kill them all out of vengeance.
(c) It will prove the serious nature of their plot.
(d) He is a powerful friend of Caesar's.

5. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Brutus say he feels about honor?
(a) He wants honor, but so much to kill for it.
(b) He loves honor more than he fears death.
(c) He feels honor is subjective and frail.
(d) He hopes some honor will make his wife proud of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Portia do in Act 2, Scene 4, on the day of Caesar's assassination?

2. What does Lucius find in Brutus's study just before Cassius comes to visit with Brutus?

3. What will happen if Caesar does not pay attention to what the man waiting for Caeser to leave his house gives him?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Artemidorus's occupation?

2. Who is the first person to stab Caesar?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why are the people so happy to see Caesar reject the crown as Emperor of Rome?

9. What does Casca think all the bad omens in Rome are an indication of?

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

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