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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 Brutus beg Cassius to not do when he arrives at Brutus's camp?
(a) Quarrel in front of the men.
(b) Question his loyalty.
(c) Allow himself to grow weak before the battle.
(d) Lose hope.

2. At the end of the play, what does Octavius claim he will do to all of the men in Brutus's service?
(a) Allow them a time of respite to bury their dead.
(b) Take them into his own regiment.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Brand them all as traitors.

3. What does Octavius order be done with Brutus's body?
(a) It is to be cremated.
(b) It is to be cast into the sea.
(c) It is to be buried with respect.
(d) It is to be left on the battlefield.

4. How did Portia die?
(a) She jumped off the Senate House.
(b) She stabbed herself.
(c) She drank poison.
(d) She swallowed fire.

5. What do the men do when Cassius and Brutus begin a private discussion just after Cassius arrives at Brutus's camp?
(a) Try to listen.
(b) Create a distance.
(c) Get ready for the night watch.
(d) Begin quarrelling with each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cassius do at the climax of his argument Brutus at Brutus's camp?

2. Where does Brutus set up camp when he leaves Rome?

3. What is Cinna's profession?

4. Who holds the sword for Brutus to fall on?

5. Who helps Cassius kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Cato and Lucius after Brutus urges his men to hold up their heads in Act 5, Scene 4?

2. In Act 4, Scene 4, why does Brutus say he was so easily angered by Cassius?

3. What does Brutus want the inactive legions to do?

4. Why does the mob react so forcefully when they hear Cinna's name?

5. Why does Marc Antony want to get a hold of Caesar's Will?

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

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

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

9. What does Brutus ask Strato to do when Brutus sees that he cannot win the battle?

10. In Act 4, Scene 2, what does Lucius tell Brutus about his meeting with Cassius?

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