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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. Where is Caesar returning from in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A trip to Egypt.
(b) A building excavation of Rome.
(c) Treaty talks with Greece.
(d) War with Pompey.

2. What does Metellus ask of Caesar on the day of Caesar's assassination?
(a) For a public knowledge of the future war plans.
(b) For a raise in pay for the Senators.
(c) For his brother's banishment to be revoked.
(d) For a day to be set apart to pay homage to Pompey.

3. What will happen to Brutus if his plan regarding the assassination fails?
(a) He will be tortured.
(b) His rank and riches will be taken away.
(c) He will be banished.
(d) He will be put to death.

4. What does Lucilius offer a soldier who captures him to kill him?
(a) Honor.
(b) Blessings.
(c) No harm.
(d) Money.

5. What does Popilus say to Cassius as he enters the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?
(a) He wishes Cassius well in his endeavor.
(b) He regrets not taking part in the impending plot.
(c) He urges him to reconsider.
(d) He greets him kindly and pretends to not know the plot ahead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to address the crowd after Caesar's assassination?

2. Why does Brutus plan to kill himself if his army begins to falter?

3. What does Marc Antony ask the conspirators to let him do when he sees Caesar's dead body?

4. What does Caesar do when the conspirators all come to escort him to the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Why does Brutus say he does not want to kill Antony?

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