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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marc Antony ask the conspirators to let him do when he sees Caesar's dead body?
(a) Tell his wife.
(b) Be alone with his friend for a moment.
(c) Prepare his body for burial.
(d) Deliver his eulogy.

2. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To lift her low spirits.
(b) To let her say goodbye to him.
(c) To show her she is loved.
(d) To cure her barrenness.

3. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house give him on the day of his assassination?
(a) A talisman.
(b) A picture.
(c) A tribute.
(d) A letter.

4. What does Portia ask of a soothsayer after Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) What will happen to Rome?
(b) How long will Caesar live?
(c) What will happen to Brutus?
(d) What will become of Caesar?

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Antony want to meet with Brutus when he hears of Caesar's assassination?

2. What does Brutus say will result from Caesar's assassination?

3. What is Caesar celebrating in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?

5. How does Cassius feel about the chaos in the city when he is talking to Casca in Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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