Julius Caesar Act I

What are the commoners celebrating at the opening of the play?

• Antony's return to Rome.
• Caesar's marriage to Calpurnia.
• Caesar becoming the next emperor.
• Caesar defeating Pompey. 

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he play begins on February 15, or on the 

• Feast of Lupercal
• Ides of March

Caesar does not take the soothsayers warning seriously.

• True
• False

Caesar refuses the crown ______ times.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What was planted in Brutus' house in an attempt to convince him to join those who dislike Caesar?

• a bloody lion
• A letter condemning Caesar's rule
• an eagle with a broken neck
• love letters from Portia

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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What is another name for "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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The storm in Act 1, scene iii can serve as what?

• pun
• foreshadowing
• dialogue
• allusion

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Caesar is warned to beware of what?

• The ides of February
• The ides of March
• The ides of April
• The ides of May

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