Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 1 Quiz

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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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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Who is the author of Julius Caesar?

• Virgil
• Shakespeare
• Homer
• Caesar

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What is happening at the opening of the play?

• The Romans are celebrating Caesar's demise
• The Romans are celebrating Caesar's defeat of Pompey
• The Romans are holding a funeral for Pompey
• The Romans are celebrating Saturnalia

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In Act I, Scene i, why do Flavius and Murellus try to disrupt the festivities?

• They think the holiday profanes the Feast of Lupercal
• They resent the defeat and murder of Pompey
• They worry that Caesar will be offended by the smell and manners of the crowd
• They feel that Caesar will be embarrassed by the festival

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"A trade, sir, that I hope I may use with safe conscience, which is indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles."  
This is an example of  _______________.

• metaphor
• pun
• metonymy
• epistrophe

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What is the point of Shakespeare's use of puns in the beginning of the the play?

• Comic relief
• To set the tone of the play
• To explain the profession of a cobbler
• There was nothing funny about the puns used.  

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What is a tragic hero?

• A sad hero
• A hero who consistently makes good decisions
• A hero who makes an error in judgement which leads to their down fall. 
• A villan who is actually a hero. 

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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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Example: Brutus was too trusting of those around him and too easily manipulated. 

• Tragic Flaw
• Tragic Hero
• Tragedy
• Triangle

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