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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 does Marc Antony designate to rule Spain?

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

3. Who does Marc Antony designate to rule Gaul?

4. In Act 5, Scene 5, where is Brutus resting while he tries to find a servant to kill him?

5. What does Brutus accuse Cassius of after Cassius has explained in Act 4, Scene 3 how Brutus wronged him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Brutus see when he is unable to sleep the night before the battle at Phillipi?

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

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

6. What does the mob want to do to punish the conspirators who killed Caesar?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power was a major theme of this play. Where did this theme manifest itself, and what characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Cassio uses many different lies to complete his horrible goals. What are some of these lies, and how did they poison the characters who heard them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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