Julius Caesar Act I-II

What is the job of a soothsayer?

• trouble maker

• fortune teller

• cobbler

• story teller

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Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?

• Brutus

• Casca

• Cinna

• Antony

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Caesar is warned to beware of what?

• The meeting at the Senate

• The ides of March

• Cassius and Brutus

• The ides of May

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How many times was Caesar offered the crown and by who?

• 3, Roman People

• 2, Antony

• 3, Antony

• 4, Brutus

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Why doesn't Brutus want to swear an oath with the conspirators?

• He is planning to double-cross them later on.
• He thinks it is bad luck to swear an oath.
• He is afraid Lucius will overhear him and run to warn Caesar.
• He thinks a just cause needs no oath to bind the doers to their cause.

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Of what does Calpurnia try to convince Caesar?

• Her dreams are omens of tragedy, and he should not go to the Senate meeting.
• Her spies have told her that there is a plot against Caesar.
• There is going to be a terrible earrthquake, and he should cancel the Senate meeting.
• He should let her and the other wives be present for his coronation.

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What does the note Artemidorus wants to give to Caesar say?

• It is a speech for Caesar to deliver at the coronation.
• It is a letter from Calpurnia.  She apologizes and sends her love.
• It warns Caesar of the conspiracy and names the conspirators.
• It is a note from one of the senators who will not be at the meeting.

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Who wrote the play Julius Caesar?

• Tyler Perry

• Sophocles

• William Shakespeare

• Kevin Hart

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Caesar doesn't trust men who what?

• bald

• think

• eat

• plot

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What is Portia concerned with in Act II?

• What is on Brutus's mind and why men came to visit him

• Her relationship with her father, Cato

• The political situation in Rome and Caesar's power

• The weather and harlots

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