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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. Why does Pindarus tell Cassius in Act 5, Scene 3 to get as far away from the battle as possible?
(a) They are losing.
(b) He needs his master's money.
(c) Cassius's tent is on fire.
(d) They need one leader to survive.

2. Who tries to enter the tent to calm the fight between Cassius and Brutus?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A servant.
(c) A poet.
(d) A shepherd.

3. What does Brutus tell Cassius he never does when Cassius arrives at his camp?
(a) Tell falsehoods.
(b) Wrongs his enemies - much less his friends.
(c) Grows weary of the truth and right.
(d) Weakens his regard for the Republic.

4. What happens when Titinius goes to check on Cassius's tent in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) He is successful in putting out the fire.
(b) He begins hand-to-hand combat with enemy forces outside the tent.
(c) He is surrounded by horesemen.
(d) He is killed instantly.

5. What does Brutus do after the climax of his argument with Cassius?
(a) Comforts Cassius and promises to be true always.
(b) Wipes his face and kisses Cassius on the cheek.
(c) Calms down and forgives Cassius.
(d) Slaps Cassius back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brutus do after he leaves Rome?

2. What do Marc Antony and Octavius do after Marc Antony's eulogy for Caesar?

3. What does Lucilius offer a soldier who captures him to kill him?

4. What does Marc Antony order two of his servants to do after Lucilius is brought before him in Act 5, Scene 4?

5. What does Brutus accuse Cassius of after Cassius has explained in Act 4, Scene 3 how Brutus wronged him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brutus see when he is unable to sleep the night before the battle at Phillipi?

2. In Act 4, Scene 1, what are Cassius and Brutus doing now that they have fled Rome?

3. Who does Brutus send to get the inactive legions into motion?

4. What does Marc Antony say about Brutus when he sees his dead body?

5. In Act 5, Scene 1, what does Octavius do when Marc Antony gives him orders for the upcoming battle?

6. Where is Cinna the poet heading when we first meet him in this play?

7. What does Marc Antony tell Octavius he will most likely do with Lepidus once their countries are in good order?

8. In Act 5, Scene 3, what mistake does Brutus make in the battle?

9. What does Titinius do when he sees the dead body of Cassius?

10. What does Lucius tell the men who captured him?

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