Who organized the conspiracy against Caesar and recruited Brutus?

• A. Brutus
• B. Cassius
• C. Antony
• D. Casca

Answer: (B)

This question tests who took charge of planning the plot against Caesar and specifically who brings Brutus into it. In the story, Cassius is the mastermind behind the conspiracy. He hatches the plan and recognizes that Brutus’s honor and prestige will give the act legitimacy in Rome, so he works to win Brutus over. He uses flattery and manipulation, even arranging things to stir Brutus’s doubts about Caesar’s power, including sending forged letters to persuade him that the Roman people oppose Caesar. Brutus then joins the conspiracy because he believes removing Caesar is necessary to preserve the republic, but he is not the organizer himself. Casca is an early conspirator, but not the one who orchestrates the whole plot, and Antony remains Caesar’s ally rather than part of planning against him.