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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Brutus say he feels about honor?
(a) He wants honor, but so much to kill for it.
(b) He feels honor is subjective and frail.
(c) He loves honor more than he fears death.
(d) He hopes some honor will make his wife proud of him.

3. What are Cassius and Brutus doing while Marc Antony and Octavius are talking in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Praying to the Gods for victory.
(b) Begging forgiveness.
(c) Forming an army.
(d) Fleeing Rome.

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

5. What does Lucius find in Brutus's study just before Cassius comes to visit with Brutus?
(a) An edict from Caesar.
(b) A threat.
(c) An anonymous letter.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Portia hope will happen at the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

2. What does Antony read to the people as part of his eulogy for Caesar?

3. Where does Marc Antony tell Octavius to take his army when Brutus's army arrives?

4. What does Marc Antony call Brutus during the parley that cuts most deeply to Brutus?

5. What does Caesar tell Antony to do to his wife as he passes her in the street during his race at the celebration?

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