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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. In Act 5, Scene 5, what does Brutus see that tells him it is his time to die?
(a) His wife's image.
(b) The end of the battle.
(c) Caesar's ghost.
(d) A golden haze in the clouds.

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

3. What causes the mob to become so angry after Caesar's assassination?
(a) The sight of Caesar's body.
(b) Marc Antony's eulogy.
(c) The blood stained robes of the conspirators.
(d) Brutus' speech.

4. What did Caesar leave to all the people of Rome in his Will?
(a) A share of his storehouses.
(b) 75 coins.
(c) Blessings of safety and protection.
(d) An acre of land.

5. Where is Marc Antony's army stationed in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Stallipi.
(c) Rome.
(d) Phillipi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marc Antony do during his speech to make himself seem more approachable?

2. What does Marc Antony order two of his servants to do after Lucilius is brought before him in Act 5, Scene 4?

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

4. What does Marc Antony send Lepidus to fetch after he has told him his new plan in Act 4, Scene 1?

5. Why does Pindarus tell Cassius in Act 5, Scene 3 to get as far away from the battle as possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thing Marc Antony and Octavius do when they meet together after Caesar's assassination?

2. What do Brutus and Cassius do just before the battle begins in Act 5, Scene 1?

3. In Act 5, Scene 1, what does Octavius do when Marc Antony gives him orders for the upcoming battle?

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

5. In Act 4, Scene 1, what are Cassius and Brutus doing now that they have fled Rome?

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

7. What does Brutus say when Cassius accuses Brutus in Act 4, Scene 2 of wronging him?

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

9. What does Titinius do when he sees the dead body of Cassius?

10. In Act 4, Scene 2, what does Lucius tell Brutus about his meeting with Cassius?

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