The First Half of the Play

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1. On what date does the play begin? February 15, 44 A.D. February 15, 44 B.C. March 15, 44 A.D. March 15, 44 B.C.

2. How many conspirators are related to Marcus Brutus? 2 3 0 1

3. Which is not one of the conspirators? Crassus Casca Cinna Trebonius

4. Who gives a soliloquy at the beginning of Act II? Brutus Caesar Cassius Calpurnia

5. Who wants to assassinate Mark Antony along with Caesar? Brutus Cassius Metellus Decius

6. Which of the following is NOT something that happens on the day of the assassination, making the conspirators worried that their plan to kill Caesar will not work out? The soothsayer tells Caesar the ides of March hasn’t gone Caesar is heard listening to, but not believing, somebody will get killed Artemidorus tries to give Caesar a letter of warning Popillius wishes Cassius good luck

7. Who does not go into the Senate and thus not stab Caesar? Ligarius Cinna Trebonius Casca

8. Who distracts Caesar while the other conspirators get ready to kill him? Cinna Trebonius Metellus Decius

9. What does Mark Antony do after Caesar is assassinated? He kills Cassius. He runs away. He congratulates the conspirators. He promises revenge.

10. At the end of Act III, commoners kill a person who shares his name with which conspirator? Trebonius Cassius Cinna Casca