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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Antony refer to the conspirators while he is giving his eulogy on Caesar to the crowd?
(a) Honorable men.
(b) Servants and friends of Rome.
(c) Murderers.
(d) Misguided fools.

2. How does Decius interpret Calpurnia's dream about Caesar's death?
(a) His blood will renew Rome.
(b) He will be a wellspring of life and love for the Senate.
(c) He will give new life and vitality to Rome.
(d) He will die when his mission has been fulfilled.

3. Who was Pompey before the civil war?
(a) Caesar's co-ruler.
(b) A soothsayer.
(c) A prominent senator.
(d) The leader of Egypt.

4. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?
(a) He is using that day for religious observance.
(b) He has injured himself and is unable to work.
(c) He completed all of his work.
(d) He has given himself a holiday.

5. What about Cassius makes Caesar so uncomfortable during the celebration in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His lack of eye contact.
(b) His quiet, contemplative look.
(c) His angry demeanor.
(d) His hungry look.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. In Act 3, Scene 2, who/what does Brutus say he loved more than Caesar?

3. What does Marullus ask the people he stops in the street at the beginning of the play?

4. Who is Caesar's closest friend?

5. What does Caesar say he is as constant as just before he is stabbed in the Senate House?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Portia go to for news about the events at the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. What does Artemidorus say will happen if Caesar does not read his letter?

3. Why does Caesar want Antony to strike his wife with a thong of goatskin?

4. What does Artemidorus do to try and warn Caesar about his impending assassination?

5. Who is the first person to stab Caesar?

6. What does Casca think all the bad omens in Rome are an indication of?

7. What does Decius do to convince Caesar to come to the Senate House on the day of his assassination?

8. What has Caesar deemed worth of a celebration at the beginning of the play?

9. Why does Brutus say he will not be running in the race during the celebration?

10. Why is the cobbler not working at the beginning of the play?

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