Julius Caesar Quiz

What does the soothsayer say to Caesar?

• Beware the Ides of March!
• Beware of your friends!
• Beware the Ides of April
• Beware of Calpurnia!

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What is the "falling sickness"?

• fainting
• sea legs
• epilepsy
• sleep walking

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Which of the following men was NOT involved in the First Triumvirate?

• Pompey
• Crassus
• Caesar
• Shakespeare

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What is it called when 3 people share equal power?

• Partnership
• Terrific Trio
• Three's Company
• Triumvirate 

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What is the name of Caesar's wife?

• Portia
• Calpurnia
• Maria
• Anne

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What does Portia do to prove her trustworthiness to Brutus?

• kills herself

• stabs herself in the thigh

• goes silent for a month

• she makes him a chicken patty

What is a Tragedy?

• A sad play that can also be funny. 
• A type of play which typically ends in death. 
• A sad event in life.
• When you have 10000 spoons but all you need is a knife.

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A play on words or joke that exploits the fact that words sound alike but have different meanings. 

• Tragic Flaw
• Soliloquy
• Paradox
• Pun

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In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", Brutus is the

• Tragic Hero

• Tragedy

• Tragic Flaw

• Paradox

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A character trait that leads to the character's downfall. 

• Tragic Hero
• Tragedy
• Paradox
• Tragic Flaw

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