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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. What job title does Flavius have at the beginning of the play?

2. What does Popilus say to Cassius as he enters the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?

3. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house give him on the day of his assassination?

4. What did the priests find in the sacrificed animal that make them tell Caesar to stay at home?

5. What are the conspirators going to do in Act 2, Scene 3 once they reach the Senate house after passing Artemidorus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brutus feel that killing Marc Antony is an unneeded part of their assassination plot?

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

3. Why does Caesar want Antony to strike his wife with a thong of goatskin?

4. Why are the people so happy to see Caesar reject the crown as Emperor of Rome?

5. What does Brutus tell the crowd to look on as he addresses them after Caesar's assassination?

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

7. Why does Brutus say he will not be running in the race during the celebration?

8. According to Marullus, who did the people used to honor before Caesar won their hearts?

9. Who is the first person to stab Caesar?

10. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Casca so frightened and breathless when he meets Cicero on the street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy was a constant companion of certain characters in this play. Who were the characters plagued with jealousy, and how did this affect their actions?

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in this plot showed their dual natures. What are some of the instances of this duality of man, and how does it affect the people associated with it?

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