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

2. Who does Brutus not want to be compared to by committing suicide?
(a) Calpurnia.
(b) Cicero.
(c) Cato.
(d) Portia.

3. Why do Marc Antony and Brutus meet for a parley when they know it will not be successful?
(a) They need to stall the time of the battle as long as possible.
(b) They want their men to think they want peace.
(c) They have hope for peace.
(d) It is customary.

4. What does Marc Antony do during his speech to make himself seem more approachable?
(a) He called many of the people by name.
(b) He came down from the podium and walked among the people.
(c) He did not use lofty words.
(d) He cried.

5. What happens when Titinius goes to check on Cassius's tent in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) He is surrounded by horesemen.
(b) He is successful in putting out the fire.
(c) He is killed instantly.
(d) He begins hand-to-hand combat with enemy forces outside the tent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marc Antony's army stationed in Act 5, Scene 1?

2. What does Cassius do at the climax of his argument Brutus at Brutus's camp?

3. What does the mob first do when they find Cinna?

4. What happens to Cinna before the mob leaves him in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. Who enters Rome as Marc Antony finishes his eulogy of Caesar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucius tell the men who captured him?

2. Where has Brutus set up his army camp?

3. Who does Brutus send to get the inactive legions into motion?

4. What happens to Cato and Lucius after Brutus urges his men to hold up their heads in Act 5, Scene 4?

5. In Act 5, Scene 3, what mistake does Brutus make in the battle?

6. What does the mob want to do to punish the conspirators who killed Caesar?

7. Why does the mob react so forcefully when they hear Cinna's name?

8. What does Brutus see when he is unable to sleep the night before the battle at Phillipi?

9. What does the mob do to Cinna the poet when they hear his name?

10. Who accompanies Lucius to Brutus' army camp?

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