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

2. Which one of these does Cassius NOT call Caesar behind his back?
(a) A womanly personage.
(b) A small girl.
(c) A tyrant.
(d) Trash and rubbish.

3. What did the priests find in the sacrificed animal that make them tell Caesar to stay at home?
(a) An omen of death in the intestines.
(b) No heart in the sacrificed animal.
(c) An unhealthy liver as a sign of impending sickness.
(d) Crossed eyes in the animal indicating a devious plot.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brutus think power would do to his friend Caesar?

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

3. Who was Pompey before the civil war?

4. Where is Caesar returning from in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What does Caesar call the soothsayer in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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