Julius Caesar Act 1 and 2

What is another name for "soothsayer?"

• trouble maker

• fortune teller

• cobbler

• story teller

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

Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?

• Brutus

• Casca

• Cinna

• Antony

In the text, a "cobbler" is...

• someone who bakes pies

• someone who counsels

• someone who repairs shoes

• someone who lays the rock for roads

Caesar is thought to have:

• leprosy (the skin sickness)

• pneumonia (the lung sickness)

• cholera (the digestive sickness)

• epilepsy (the falling sickness)

Caesar is warned to beware of what?

• The ides of February

• The ides of March

• The ides of April

• The ides of May

"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

Who is the author of Julius Caesar?

• Virgil

• Shakespeare

• Homer

• Caesar

What supernatural signs does Calphurnia see that make her fear for Caesar's life?

• lion giving birth

• stars falling from the heavens

• blood dripping on the capitol

• graves opening, giving up their dead

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