Caesar Act One

Caesar has just defeated whom?

• Cassius
• Brutus
• Pompey
• Henry the 8th

What is another name for "soothsayer?"

• trouble maker
• fortune teller
• cobbler
• story teller

"ides" represents which day of the month?

• 1st
• 15th
• 20th
• 30th

Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race of Lupercal?

• to cure her illness
• to make sure she's alive
• she's barren
• so he gets the crown

Caesar reacts to the Soothsayer's warning by:

• assembling the troops
• calling him a dreamer
• hiding in his house
• taking it to the Senate

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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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Caesar is thought to have:

• leprosy (the skin sickness)
• pneumonia (the lung sickness)
• cholera (the digestive sickness)
• epilepsy (the falling sickness)

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Close friends with Cassius

• Brutus

• Caesar

• Casca

• Calpurnia

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Doesn't listen to or pay attention to other characters; thinks he's above others

• Brutus

• Flavius

• Antony

• Caesar

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