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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 do Marc Antony, Octavius and Lepidus form when they meet after Caesar's assassination?
(a) A triumvirate.
(b) A sacred oath.
(c) A three-man government.
(d) A band of brothers.

2. What is Cinna's profession?
(a) Soothsayer.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Poet.
(d) Senator.

3. How does Marc Antony feel about the chaos and confusion his speech causes?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is angry and indignant.
(c) It is exactly what he intended.
(d) He is surprised and scared.

4. Why does Brutus send a certain message to his legions during the battle against Marc Antony?
(a) He is an inexperienced soldier.
(b) Too many soldiers have fallen too quickly.
(c) Octavius's wing is weakening.
(d) Their armor is too weak against the triple tipped arrows that Antony has supplied his army with.

5. Why do the people begin beating Cinna when they meet him on the road?
(a) Cinna is the name of one of the conspirators.
(b) He is not going to pay homage to Caesar.
(c) He has a symbol of Pompey on his clothing.
(d) He is in the way.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Brutus do after the climax of his argument with Cassius?

3. What did Caesar leave to all the people of Rome in his Will?

4. What does the mob first do when they find Cinna?

5. What portion of Caesar's property did he leave the people of Rome in his Will?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brutus say when Cassius accuses Brutus in Act 4, Scene 2 of wronging him?

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

4. Who accompanies Lucius to Brutus' army camp?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the mob do to Cinna the poet when they hear his name?

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

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