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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 holds the sword for Brutus to fall on?

2. What do Marc Antony, Octavius and Lepidus form when they meet after Caesar's assassination?

3. What does Octavius order be done with Brutus's body?

4. Why does Brutus send a certain message to his legions during the battle against Marc Antony?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Act 5, Scene 3, what mistake does Brutus make in the battle?

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

5. Who does Brutus send to get the inactive legions into motion?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marc Antony endures a crisis before the end of the play. What lessons does Marc Antony learn through these experiences and how could he have learned these lessons without causing so much grief?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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