Julius Caesar Act 1

Which of the following does NOT give the purpose of stage directions?

• Provides background information about the setting
• It gives instructions on how to move or speak in the scene
• It provides details about sound effects
• It allows the audience to see what's inside the minds' of the characters

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What is the tribunes' tone toward the commoners at the beginning of scene i?

• humorous
• reluctant
• perturbed
• calm

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Which characters gives a soliloquy in Act I?

• Brutus
• Cassius
• Caesar
• Marullus

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Which characters use an aside in Act I?

• Cassius and Brutus
• Marullus and commoner 2
• Caesar and Antony
• Calpurnia and Caesar

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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The storm in Act 1, scene iii can serve as what?

• pun
• foreshadowing
• dialogue
• allusion

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At the beginning of Act I, Scene i how do we know that Caesar is a powerful man?

• He defeated Brutus in a fight
• He defeated Pompey in a civil war
• He beat Mark Antony in a wrestling match
• He beat Cassius across a river in a swimming contest

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Which of the following is NOT an example of suspense in Act I?

• the lightning storm
• the loud cheers that Brutus and Cassius don't understand
• The soothsayer's warning
• The commoner's puns 

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What is another name for "soothsayer?"

• trouble maker
• fortune teller
• cobbler
• story teller

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Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?

• Brutus
• Casca
• Cinna
• Antony

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In the text, a "cobbler" is...

• someone who bakes pies
• someone who counsels
• someone who repairs shoes
• someone who lays the rock for roads

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