Julius Caesar Act 1 Test

What is the setting of the play?

• Rome, 44 AD

• Athens, 30 BC

• Venice, 106 AD

• Rome, 44 BC

Who is the author of the play?

• Julius Caesar

• William Shakespeare

• William Caesar

• Julius Shakespeare

Why are Marullus and Flavius angry with the commoners?

• because the commoners get a day of and they don't

• because the commoners admire Caesar and have forgotten Pompey

• because the commoners are climbing up walls carrying babies

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What do Marullus and Flavius decide to do?

• honor Caesar any way they can

• weep into the Tiber River

• remove any banners honoring Caesar

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Why does Cassius resent and dislike Caesar so much?

• because he is not a very good swimmer

• because he is too old to rule Rome

• he claims all the honors to himself

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What does Caesar do when Antony offers him the crown?

• he accepts after the third offer

• he refuses the crown three times

• he offers the crown to Antony

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A person who is ___ is not doing anything.

• idle

• strange

• famous

• mistaken

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It would be very strange to see a ___on a modern street.

• bargain

• cloak

• chariot

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A ___is a type pf coat without sleeves.

• raincoat

• cloak

• peacoat

Who agreed to consider Cassius's complaints about Caesar?

• Metullus

• Flavius

• Calpurnia

• Brutus

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