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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 Portia do in Act 2, Scene 4, on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) Prays.
(b) Sends Lucius to the Senate House.
(c) Sends a message to Calpurnia.
(d) Prepares a feast.

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Brutus refuse to do when he joins the conspiracy?
(a) Plan the attack.
(b) Be a part of the murder.
(c) Hold a knife.
(d) Swear an oath.

4. Who is waiting for Caesar when he leaves his house the day of his assassination?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Portia.
(c) Artemidorus.
(d) Marc Antony.

5. What does Brutus say will result from Caesar's assassination?
(a) Rome will rejuvinate and conquer.
(b) He will die a martyr.
(c) Sick men will be made whole.
(d) Peace will reign in Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Pompey before the civil war?

2. Who enters Act 2, Scene 4 just as Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

3. What do the conspirators shout when Caesar is dead?

4. Why does Casca feel that Brutus needs to be part of their conspiracy?

5. What is the soothsayer's response to Portia's question to him on the day of Caesar's assassination?

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