Julius Caesar Acts 1 and 2

Why do Marullus and Flavius scold the crowd at the beginning of Act 1?

• The people are out on a workday celebrating Caesar.

• The people are walking around barefoot.

• The people are supportive of Pompey.

• The people are drunk and sleeping in the streets.

Why are Marullus and Flavius punished later in Act 1?

• They tore down all pro-Caesar decorations.

• They were drunk and sleeping in the streets.

• They were caught dealing legally in the slave trade.

• They smelled bad.

What deceptive action does Cassius plan to use to convince Brutus that Caesar is dangerous?

• He plans to write letters, allegedly from random Romans, saying Brutus is great and needs to take action against Caesar.

• He plans to place the daggers used to kill Caesar in Brutus' house to blame the crime on Brutus unless Brutus agrees to join him.

• He plans to tell everyone of the plan unless Brutus agrees to join.

• He plans to send the other conspirators to Brutus' house to talk to Brutus about joining.

During the storm on March 13-14, Casac reports to Cicero that he saw many strange sites. What did he NOT see?

• Women who looked like ghosts.

• A man whose hand was on fire, but wasn't getting burned.

• A lion just walking down the middle of the street.

• An owl in the marketplace in the middle of the day.

• Fish coming back to life.

In his soliloquy at the beginning of Act 2, Brutus compares Caesar to what?

• A serpent's egg

• A lion

• A wolf

• A Greek

After Brutus joins them, the conspirators make three suggestions. Which is NOT one of those three suggestions.

• Kill Marc Antony

• Involve Cicero

• Take and oath

• Bathe is Caesar's blood

Why does Brutus say the conspirators don't need to take an oath?

• They say they are honest men, so their word should be enough.

• You only need to swear an oath if they promise to swear on the Bible.

• Brutus says only women swear oaths.

• They already drank the secret drink, and so swearing an oath would be overkill. (No pun intended!)

Why does Brutus say the conspirators shouldn't involve Cicero?

• He's too old and will probably die soon.

• He's dying and won't be at the Capitol that day anyhow.

• He never follows what others start.

• He smells weird, and Brutus doesn't want him at his house.

Why does Brutus say the conspirators don't need to kill Antony?

• He's so dumb he won't be able to retaliate.

• He's useless without Caesar.

• No one likes him, so the Romans won't ever chose him as a leader.

• He died the night before.

What does Decius say to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate on March 15?

• Calpurnia's dream is actually a good omen.

• The Senate might not give Caesar the crown again if he doesn't show up that specific day.

• He swears an oath that nothing bad will happen.

• He says that they're going to have a party afterward, and Caesar loves a good party.