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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 does Titinius do when he sees Cassius is dead?

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

3. What does Brutus beg Cassius to not do when he arrives at Brutus's camp?

4. What does Brutus tell Cassius he never does when Cassius arrives at his camp?

5. In Act 5, Scene 5, what does Brutus see that tells him it is his time to die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Act 4, Scene 4, why does Brutus say he was so easily angered by Cassius?

6. Where has Brutus set up his army camp?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brutus validate his involvement in Caesar's assassination, and what does this imply about Brutus' character?

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy was a constant companion of certain characters in this play. Who were the characters plagued with jealousy, and how did this affect their actions?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the attributes that make a true leader? Who are the true leaders in this play, and how does their leadership influence the characters around them?

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