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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 is Cinna's profession?

2. Where does Brutus set up camp when he leaves Rome?

3. What did Brutus do to wrong Cassius in Act 4, Scene 3?

4. Who does Brutus not want to be compared to by committing suicide?

5. Who helps Cassius kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the mob do to Cinna the poet when they hear his name?

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

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

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

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

6. Who accompanies Lucius to Brutus' army camp?

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

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

9. What does Titinius do when he sees the dead body of Cassius?

10. What is the first thing Marc Antony and Octavius do when they meet together after Caesar's assassination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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