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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antony read to the people as part of his eulogy for Caesar?
(a) A letter to his wife while at war.
(b) A page from his journal.
(c) His new plan for Rome.
(d) His will.

2. Who is the first person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Calpurnia.
(d) Marc Antony.

3. What does Decius say that immediately changes Caesar's decision about staying home the day of his assassination?
(a) Marc Antony will be at the Senate House to protect him.
(b) The people are chanting his name in the streets.
(c) The Senate will crown him king.
(d) The Senate has a special gift for Caesar that day.

4. Why are these superstitions in Act 2, Scene 2 so odd to hear from Calpurnia?
(a) She knows Caesar will not listen to her.
(b) She has never been superstitious before.
(c) She does not love her husband any more.
(d) She rarely speaks to Caeser anymore.

5. What does Caesar say about the signs Calpurnia has seen of impending doom?
(a) They could be meant for any man.
(b) He will risk the chance of death to uphold his honor.
(c) He does not believe in signs.
(d) They are figments of her imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the second person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination bring with him when he speaks to the crowd?

2. What does Caesar do when the conspirators all come to escort him to the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Where does Marc Antony tell Octavius to take his army when Brutus's army arrives?

4. What do the leaders do during the parley before the battle in Act 5, Scene 1 begins?

5. What is the last thing Brutus asks the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

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