Julius Caesar Act III Quiz

Before Julius Caesar enters the Capitol building he is given one final warning, what is this last final warning?

• A letter from Brutus

• A letter from Cassius

• A letter from Marc Antony

• A letter from Artemidorus

Before Julius Caesar is stabbed he says that he is "constant as the Northern Star." Why does he say this?

• Because he really likes astronomy

• He is saying that he is brighter than everyone else

• He is saying that his emotions and decisions are constant and cannot be moved by the senators' pleas and begging

• He is saying that everything revolves around him just like everything revolves around the Northern Star

Who is the first person to stab Caesar and who is the last person to stab him?

• Casca first, Brutus last

• Cassius first, Casca last

• Brutus first, Cassius last

• Everybody stabs at the same time

Brutus' tragic flaw is that he is naive and has poor judgement; which of the following details reveal this?

• He allows Antony to speak to the crowd before Brutus speaks to them

• He allows Antony to speak to the crowd after Brutus speaks to them

• He listens to Cassius and Cassius tells him to let Antony speak

• He marries Portia who is a terrible wife to him

Caesar's tragic flaw is his pride and ego, which of the following lines show that Caesar is arrogant and prideful?

• I could be well moved if I were you. If I could pray to move, prayers would move me. But I am constant as the Northern Star.

• Are we all ready? What is now amiss that Caesar and his senate must redress?

• Hence! Wilt thou lift up Olympus?

• What touches us ourself shall be last served.

When Caesar is stabbed he states the famous line "Et tu, Brute? - Then fall, Caesar"; what does this line mean?

• And so on and so forth, Brutus.

• What are you going to do about this, Brutus?

• Will you avenge me, Brutus? Then fall, Caesar.

• Even you are a part of this, Brutus? Then fall, Caesar.

After Caesar's death, Marc Antony predicts a curse will come upon Rome, what is the curse that he states will happen?

• A curse of frogs and locusts will overcome the land

• Every family will lose the first born son

• War, death and destruction shall overwhelm all parts of Italy

• Brutus and Cassius will have bad luck and misfortune for 7 years

During Brutus' speech to the crowd he explains that he killed Caesar so everyone else can be free, what is the crowd's reaction to this?

• They think that he's lying, so they don't believe him

• They get mad at him and chase him off the stage

• They want to make him the king

• They don't really pay attention because he's kind of boring

When Marc Antony begins his speech the people are hostile towards him, what is the first thing he does to get the crowd on his side?

• He promises them money if they listen to him

• He makes the people question whether or not Caesar really was ambitious like Brutus says he was

• He immediately reads them the will of Caesar

• He begins his speech by showing them the dead body

When Marc Antony shows the crowd Caesar's will and his dead body, what propaganda technique is he using?

• Bandwagon fallacy

• Testimonial

• Appeal to emotion

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