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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Portia do to prove she is strong enough to hear Brutus' secret?
(a) Swears an oath.
(b) Stabs herself in the leg.
(c) Cuts her finger.
(d) Tells Brutus an evil secret of her own.

2. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?
(a) He loves Decius.
(b) Decius pesters him with questions.
(c) Decius calls him a coward.
(d) Decius seems concerned, and Caesar wants to calm his fears.

3. What does Marullus tell the people in the streets to do at the beginning of the play?
(a) Join him in his march to Rome to honor Caesar.
(b) Create an altar for Caesar.
(c) Go home and pray for forgiveness.
(d) Pray for thanks.

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

5. What is Casca so concerned about when he first meets Cicero in Act 1, Scene 3
(a) The storm that rages about them.
(b) A curse.
(c) The battle brewing in Rome.
(d) The lions in the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the priests find in the sacrificed animal that make them tell Caesar to stay at home?

2. Who does Cassius ask to deliver his false letters to Brutus?

3. Which one of these does Cassius NOT call Caesar behind his back?

4. What about Cicero does Metellus think would add viability to their assassination plot?

5. When did Cicero last see an owl when he is talking to Casca?

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