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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. What does Brutus say Caesar would have done to the people of Rome had he been allowed to live?
(a) Take advantage of their trust and loyalty.
(b) Turn them into slaves.
(c) Tax them to death.
(d) Led them to unending war.

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Brutus refuse to do when he joins the conspiracy?
(a) Hold a knife.
(b) Swear an oath.
(c) Be a part of the murder.
(d) Plan the attack.

4. Who does Marullus stop in the street at the beginning of the play?
(a) Commoners.
(b) Senators.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Guards.

5. Why was the wound Brutus gave Caesar the worst of them all?
(a) It was the last blow he would ever have on earth.
(b) He plunged the deepest.
(c) He broke his heart.
(d) He re-opened an old war wound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if Caesar does not pay attention to what the man waiting for Caeser to leave his house gives him?

2. How many hills are in Rome?

3. What does Caesar call the soothsayer in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Who enters Act 2, Scene 4 just as Lucius leaves for the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?

5. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house give him on the day of his assassination?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the crowd chant after Brutus offers himself up for crucifixion for the assassination of Caesar?

2. According to Marullus, who did the people used to honor before Caesar won their hearts?

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

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

5. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Cicero so unconcerned with the strange happenings in Rome?

6. What does a soothsayer say to Caesar during the celebration in Act 1?

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

8. What is the only reason Brutus would want to hurt his friend, Caesar?

9. What does Marc Antony read to the crowd in Act 3, Scene 2 that turns them all against Brutus and the conspirators?

10. What does Cassius do in Act 1, Scene 3 to get Brutus to join him in the conspiracy?

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