Julius Caesar Acts 1-3

What is the tribunes' tone toward the commoners at the beginning of scene i?

• humorous
• reluctant
• perturbed
• calm

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The storm in Act 1, scene iii can serve as what?

• pun
• foreshadowing
• dialogue
• allusion

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is NOT an example of suspense in Act I?

• the lightning storm
• the loud cheers that Brutus and Cassius don't understand
• The soothsayer's warning
• The commoner's puns 

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is another name for "soothsayer?"

• trouble maker
• fortune teller
• cobbler
• story teller

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?

• Brutus
• Casca
• Cinna
• Antony

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Caesar is thought to have:

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

"ides" represents which day of the month?

• 1st
• 15th
• 20th
• 30th

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

How many times was Caesar offered the crown?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Caesar doesn't trust men who are ____?

• bald
• thin
• fat
• short

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4