Julius Caesar Test

The setting of Julius Caesar is...

• England, 1616
• Rome, 44 B.C.
• England, 44 B.C.
• Rome, 44 A.D.

How many times was Caesar offered the crown?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What is the warning of the soothsayer to Caesar?

• Beware of the Ides of March
• Beware of your friends
• Beware of Pompey
• Beware of the Feast of Lupercal

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In the beginning, who is the main person behind the idea of killing Caesar?

• Antony
• Casca
• Brutus
• Cassius

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Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?

• Brutus
• Casca
• Cinna
• Antony

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What is the name of Caesar's wife?

• Portia
• Calpurnia
• Maria
• Anne

Why does Calpurnia want Caesar to stay home, and not go to the capitol?

• She had a dream.
• She is fearful for his life.    
• These are both correct.  

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Brutus says that he loves Caesar but he loves ______ more.

• honor
• Portia
• Rome
• himself

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Why doesn't Brutus want to swear an oath with the conspirators?

• He is planning to double-cross them later on.
• He thinks it is bad luck to swear an oath.
• He is afraid Lucius will overhear him and run to warn Caesar.
• He thinks a just cause needs no oath to bind the doers to their cause.

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Decius is instrumental in getting Caesar to go to the capitol by 

• forcing Calpurnia to change her mind
• he doesn't convince Caesar
• reinterpreting Calpurnia's dream & shaming Caesar
• he is actually not successful in getting Caesar to the capitol  

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