Julius Caesar Act II

Why did Brutus feel that Caesar must be assassinated soon?

• because it should be done before he becomes too tyranical

• because it must be done on the ides of March

• because he needed to do it before Cassius did

• because Caesar was going to war again soon

Who suggested that Antony's life be spared?

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Ligarius

• Casca

• Portia

Why did the person who believed they should spare Antony's life feel that way?

• He/she did not want more bloodshed and felt that Antony was not a threat.

• He/she was afraid Antony's ghost would haunt them all.

• Everyone loved Antony and would come after them.

• Antony was too strong for any of them to kill.

How did Calpurnia's dreams act as foreshadowing?

• She feared Caesar was in danger.

• She was sure he would be offered the crown.

• She thought a lion would cross his path.

• She dreamed of victory on his next journey.

• Two of these

How did Decius convince Caesar to leave the house?

• Decius said that men would make fun of him of Caesar if he told them that he wouldn't leave the house because his wife had a nightmare.

• Decius told Caesar that the senators intended to offer him the crown that morning.

• Decius reinterpreted Calpurnia's dream, saying that Caesar was the lifeblood of Rome.

• All of these

• None of these

Who tried to warn Caesar with a letter?

• Calpurnia

• Artemidorus

• Portia

• the soothsayer

Brutus and Portia subscribe to the philosophy of

• Stoicism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Pragmatism

put on affable faces

• likable; friendly

• hateful; mean

• confused; befuddled

• painted up

to appertain to the subject

• belong or relate to

• agree with

• disagree with

• completely change

augmented his salary

• enlarged

• cut

• ended

• postponed