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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the crowd's response to the last question Brutus asks after Caesar's assassination?
2. Who is the one person in this play who interprets a personal dream correctly?
3. What does Portia hope will happen at the Senate House on the day of Caesar's assassination?
4. Which one of these does Cassius NOT call Caesar behind his back?
5. What is the last thing Brutus asks the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Artemidorus do to try and warn Caesar about his impending assassination?
2. In Act 1, Scene 3, why is Cicero so unconcerned with the strange happenings in Rome?
3. Why does Brutus feel that killing Marc Antony is an unneeded part of their assassination plot?
4. What do Cassius and Brutus do as they see the crowd turning against them during Marc Antony's eulogy for Caesar?
5. What does Brutus tell the crowd to look on as he addresses them after Caesar's assassination?
6. What does Lucius find in Brutus' study that convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy?
7. What has Caesar deemed worth of a celebration at the beginning of the play?
8. Why does Brutus refuse to swear an oath with the conspirators?
9. Why are the people so happy to see Caesar reject the crown as Emperor of Rome?
10. Who does Portia go to for news about the events at the Senate House in Act 2, Scene 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Octavius was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief - altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Octavius had not been in the play at all?
Essay Topic 2
Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?
Essay Topic 3
Many characters in this plot showed their dual natures. What are some of the instances of this duality of man, and how does it affect the people associated with it?
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