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

2. What does Cassius do at the climax of his argument Brutus at Brutus's camp?
(a) Spits on Brutus.
(b) Bares his chest and asks Brutus to stab him.
(c) Slaps Brutus across the face.
(d) Breaks down in tears.

3. What does Marc Antony call Brutus during the parley that cuts most deeply to Brutus?
(a) A coward.
(b) A fool.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A liar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Brutus take Cassius when he arrives at Brutus's camp?

3. Why does Brutus send a certain message to his legions during the battle against Marc Antony?

4. What do Marc Antony and Octavius do after Marc Antony's eulogy for Caesar?

5. What did Brutus do to wrong Cassius in Act 4, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where is Cinna the poet heading when we first meet him in this play?

4. What does Brutus want the inactive legions to do?

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

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

7. Why does Marc Antony want to get a hold of Caesar's Will?

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

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

10. What does Brutus ask Strato to do when Brutus sees that he cannot win the battle?

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