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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the one person in this play who interprets a personal dream correctly?
2. How does Antony refer to the conspirators while he is giving his eulogy on Caesar to the crowd?
3. How long has Brutus suffered with insomnia when Cassius comes to his house?
4. What does Decius say that immediately changes Caesar's decision about staying home the day of his assassination?
5. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Casca think all the bad omens in Rome are an indication of?
2. What does Caesar have done first thing on the morning of his assassination day?
3. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
4. Why are the people so happy to see Caesar reject the crown as Emperor of Rome?
5. Why does Calpurnia disagree with Caesar's statement that all the bad omens she has seen could be meant for anyone in Rome?
6. Why does Brutus refuse to swear an oath with the conspirators?
7. What is the only reason Brutus would want to hurt his friend, Caesar?
8. What has Caesar done to every legitimate warning he has heard about his impending death?
9. What does Marc Antony read to the crowd in Act 3, Scene 2 that turns them all against Brutus and the conspirators?
10. Why does Brutus say he will not be running in the race during the celebration?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by various characters. Describe instances in which fear is shown by the characters in the play and discuss the ways in which it affected the characters.
Essay Topic 2
Caesar was killed because of his lack of concern for the many warnings he received. What were these warnings, and why was Caesar so deaf to them?
Essay Topic 3
What do Cassius and Brutus bicker about throughout the whole play? How does this influence the story's plot?
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