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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. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Brutus refuse to do when he joins the conspiracy?

2. How does Cassius feel about the chaos in the city when he is talking to Casca in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Who enters Act 2, Scene 4 just as Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

4. Where is the person who is waiting for Caesar on the day of his assassination standing when he leaves his house?

5. What does Marullus tell the people in the streets to do at the beginning of the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the first person to stab Caesar?

3. What does Marc Antony read to the crowd in Act 3, Scene 2 that turns them all against Brutus and the conspirators?

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

5. Why does Caesar decide to wait to read the letter from Artemidorus?

6. What will happen to Brutus if his assassination plan fails?

7. Why does Calpurnia disagree with Caesar's statement that all the bad omens she has seen could be meant for anyone in Rome?

8. What does Metellus ask of Caesar just before he is assassinated?

9. Why does Brutus refuse to swear an oath with the conspirators?

10. What does Artemidorus say will happen if Caesar does not read his letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What do Cassius and Brutus bicker about throughout the whole play? How does this influence the story's plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the play and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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