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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 Caesar first notice when he wakes up on the day of his assassination?
(a) The stormy weather.
(b) It is oddly bright.
(c) He sees an owl in the daylight.
(d) A feeling of gloom.

2. What job title does Flavius have at the beginning of the play?
(a) Tribune.
(b) Guard.
(c) Senator.
(d) Soldier.

3. Why does Casca feel that Brutus needs to be part of their conspiracy?
(a) He is popular with the people.
(b) He is friends with Caesar.
(c) He is a diplomat and will calm hurt feelings.
(d) He is a wise man and will not act rashly.

4. What was Calpurnia's dream about Caesar the night before his assassination?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) The senate crucified him with his newly adorned crown.
(c) His statue was running with blood.
(d) He fell into a mighty river and it ran red with blood.

5. At the end of Act 1, what does Cassius think the recent strange happenings are a result of?
(a) An assassination plot.
(b) The impending crowning of Caesar.
(c) A civil war in Rome.
(d) A Rome with no leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hills are in Rome?

2. How many times did Caesar refuse the crown offered him by Antony?

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

4. Which of these bad omens in Act 2, Scene 2 has Calpurnia NOT seen?

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

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