Julius Caesar Test Acts I-III

Which of these best states the poem’s theme?

• Men are often masters of their own fate through their "own free will"

• Envy and jealousy can cause conflict.

• Men should listen to their wives.

• Storms are warnings in literature.

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Which line suggests that Brutus is tormented by Cassius' proposal?

• I’m afraid they have made Caesar the king

• The games are done and Caesar is returning.

• I have no doubt that you love me. I’m beginning to understand what you want me to do.

• If it’s for the good of all Romans, I’d do it even if it meant my death.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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Who leads the conspiracy against Caesar?

• Casca

• Calpurnia

• Cinna

• Cassius

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Which line from the selection provides the best evidence that Caesar desires the crown?

• That Cassius over there has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Men like him are dangerous.

• Go tell the priests to perform a sacrifice immediately, and bring me their interpretation of the results.

• Cowards die many times before their deaths. The brave experience death only once.

• All right. Mark Antony will say I’m not well, and to please you I’ll stay at home.

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Who said this:

Tell me your secrets. I won’t betray them. I’ve proved my trustworthiness by giving myself a voluntary wound here in my thigh.

• Calpurnia

• Antony

• Portia

• Caesar

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What is the significance of the "Ides of March."

• It is March 15.

• It is the day of Caesar's death.

• It is the day of the festival of Lupercal.

• It is the day Brutus is crowned king.

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Read these lines.

But I am constant as the northern star, Of whose true fixed and resting quality. There is no fellow in the firmament.

What does Caesar mean by this?

• He is the god of the sky.

• He is more poweful than Zeus.

• There is no man that can change his mind.

• He will keep coming back again and again.

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Who is Caesar's wife?

• Cassius

• Calpurnia

• Casca

• Cinna

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Which of the following was not a story Cassius told Brutus about Caesar?

• Cassius saved Caesar from drowning.

• Cassius saved Caesar from a burning building.

• Cassius saw Caesar behave weak and cowardly with an illness.

• Caesar was born just as they were.

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What is Brutus' reaction to the people shouting during his conversation with Cassius in Act I?

• He hopes that the people choose Caesar for their king.

• He hopes that Mark Antony is offering Caesar the crown.

• He fears that the people choose Caesar for their king.

• He hopes that Antony won the Lupercal race.

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