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Julius Caesar
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Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scenes ii–iv
Act III, scene i
Act III, scenes ii–iii
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What are Flavius and Murellus angry about at the beginning of the play?
Why does Caesar decide to go to the Senate despite his wife’s warnings?
Why does Brutus allow Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral?
How does Cassius die?
Was assassinating Caesar the right decision?
Why does Cassius hate Caesar?
What is the significance of the comet?
Why does Caesar refuse the crown when Antony offers it to him?
What happens to Murellus and Flavius?
Why does Antony shake hands with the conspirators?
Why does Caesar’s will have such a powerful impact on the plebeians?
What happens to Portia?
How are Octavius and Caesar related?
Why does Brutus refuse to swear an oath?
Why does Brutus kill himself?
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How does Lucillius deceive Antony's men in the field of battle?
Hiding
Dressing as a woman
Playing dead
Pretending to be Brutus
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What does Antony order his men to do with Lucillius once he is a prisoner?
Torture him
Set him free
Treat him well
Kill him
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What does Brutus see on the battlefield that bolsters his desire to kill himself?
Caesar's ghost
Cassius' body
Antony's men
Birds eating a corpse
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How does Octavius deal with Brutus' men once Brutus is dead?
Holds them prisoner
Kills them
Takes them in
Sends them away
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What does Octavius order his men to do with Brutus' body?
Burn it on a pyre
Take it to his tent
Bury it on the field
Return it to Rome
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