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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cassius want Brutus to take part in his plan?
(a) Brutus is willing to do anything for honor.
(b) Caesar loves Brutus.
(c) Brutus is wise.
(d) Brutus is trusted by the people.

2. What is Brutus most worried about after leaving Rome?
(a) He thinks Cassius's feelings towards him have changed.
(b) He is afraid Marc Antony will try and kill him.
(c) He cannot find enough men to fight with him.
(d) He has not heard from his wife since he left Rome.

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

4. What does Caesar say would make him a coward after Calpurnia tells him her worries in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Not attending the senate.
(b) Believing in superstitions.
(c) Fearing death.
(d) Heeding the words of a woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Antony away from the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

2. What happens to Cinna before the mob leaves him in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Where does Brutus take Cassius when he arrives at Brutus's camp?

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

5. Why does Cassius think Antony should be killed as well?

(see the answer key)

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