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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen if Caesar does not pay attention to what the man waiting for Caeser to leave his house gives him?
(a) Caesar will shed much blood before the day is out.
(b) Rome will fall.
(c) The Senate will not lead well.
(d) Caesar will die.

2. Who is the only conspirator who is encouraging the plot to assassinate Caesar out of unselfish goals?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Matinus.
(c) Casca.
(d) Cassius.

3. What does Popilus say to Cassius as he enters the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?
(a) He wishes Cassius well in his endeavor.
(b) He urges him to reconsider.
(c) He greets him kindly and pretends to not know the plot ahead.
(d) He regrets not taking part in the impending plot.

4. What happens to Cinna before the mob leaves him in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) He joins the mob.
(b) He dies.
(c) He pledges his loyalty to Caesar.
(d) He pretends to die.

5. Why do the people begin beating Cinna when they meet him on the road?
(a) Cinna is the name of one of the conspirators.
(b) He has a symbol of Pompey on his clothing.
(c) He is in the way.
(d) He is not going to pay homage to Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the other conspirators have suffered loss of sleep over the matter of Caesar's assassination?

2. Why is Brutus not running in the same race that Antony is at the celebration for?

3. Where is Cinna walking when the mob finds him in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. How long has Brutus suffered with insomnia when Cassius comes to his house?

5. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house say about virtue?

(see the answer key)

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