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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marc Antony feel about Ledpidus as a person?
(a) He trusts him completely.
(b) He is jealous of him.
(c) He dislikes him.
(d) He thinks he is a good man and a seasoned soldier.

2. What does Marc Antony say when Lucilius is brought before him in Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He knows Lucilius is not Brutus.
(c) He knows the real Brutus would never allow himself to be taken captive.
(d) He cannot recognize him.

3. What does Brutus tell Cassius he never does when Cassius arrives at his camp?
(a) Wrongs his enemies - much less his friends.
(b) Tell falsehoods.
(c) Weakens his regard for the Republic.
(d) Grows weary of the truth and right.

4. What does Marc Antony compare Lepidus to after he leaves the meeting with Antony and Octavius?
(a) Caesar.
(b) His wife.
(c) His standard.
(d) His horse.

5. How does Marc Antony feel about the chaos and confusion his speech causes?
(a) It is exactly what he intended.
(b) He is angry and indignant.
(c) He is surprised and scared.
(d) He is indifferent.

6. What does Marc Antony send Lepidus to fetch after he has told him his new plan in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Caesar's sword.
(b) Caesar's money pouch.
(c) Caesar's property listings.
(d) Caesar's Will.

7. Who does Marc Antony designate to rule Gaul?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Lepidus.
(c) Artimidorus.
(d) Octavius.

8. Where does Octavius insist on taking his army when Brutus's army arrives?
(a) Up the left side of the battlefield.
(b) Up the right side of the battlefield.
(c) To the north of the battlefield.
(d) Along the southeast border of the battlefield.

9. What does Brutus do after he leaves Rome?
(a) Devises his plan.
(b) Writes to Marc Antony to try and win him over.
(c) Convinces Cassius to make an attack on Rome.
(d) Begins creating an army.

10. Who does Marc Antony designate to rule Spain?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Octavius.
(c) Artimidorus.
(d) Lepidus.

11. What do the people do with Caesar's body after Marc Antony's eulogy?
(a) Bury it in peace.
(b) Burn it at the holy place.
(c) Place wreathes of flowers on it.
(d) Bring the holy men to cleanse the body.

12. Where does Brutus set up camp when he leaves Rome?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Sardis.
(c) Sanford.
(d) Italy.

13. At the end of the play, what does Octavius claim he will do to all of the men in Brutus's service?
(a) Take them into his own regiment.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Brand them all as traitors.
(d) Allow them a time of respite to bury their dead.

14. What does Octavius order be done with Brutus's body?
(a) It is to be left on the battlefield.
(b) It is to be cremated.
(c) It is to be cast into the sea.
(d) It is to be buried with respect.

15. What does Brutus say about Caesar when he sees Cassius is dead?
(a) He is there with him now.
(b) He was an evil spirit haunting them.
(c) He is mighty in death.
(d) He cursed them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Brutus send on an important errand during the battle against Marc Antony in Act 5, Scene 2?

2. Who does Brutus not want to be compared to by committing suicide?

3. What portion of Caesar's property did he leave the people of Rome in his Will?

4. What happens when Titinius goes to check on Cassius's tent in Act 5, Scene 3?

5. What does Titinius do when he sees Cassius is dead?

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