Julius Caesar ACT I Retake

At the beginning of Act I, Scene how do readers 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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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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Caesar is thought to have:

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

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When does the play take place?

• 44 BCE
• 22 BCE
• 1780
• 1870

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Who offers Caesar the crown, and how many times?

• Antony, 4 times

• Antony, 3 times

• Cassius, 3 times

• Cassius, 2 times

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Who said it?

“Men at some time are masters of their

fates: / The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”

• Brutus

• Pompey

• Ms. Casteel

• Cassius

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Who said it?

“For let the gods so speed me as I love / The name of honor more than I fear death.”

• Cassius

• Brutus

• Second Commoner

• Calpurnia

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What did the conspirators fear? In other words, why do they refuse to support Caesar?

• Betrayal - They feel that people will not be honest with the people of Rome.

• Incompetence - They fear that Caesar is not competent enough to rule a country.

• Violence - They fear Caesar will encourage more war and bring violence to the people.

• Omnipotence - They fear Caesar will become too powerful and feel superior to the people.

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Calphurnia pleads with Caesar in a scene that resembles the conversations with Brutus and Portia. What is similar about these conversations?

• Both of the women are angry with their husbands.

• Both of the men are hiding something.

• Both of the women sense something and are concerned.

• Both of the men are angry with their wives.

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Which of the following pieces of textual evidence BEST supports the reason Caesar changed his mind and decided NOT to stay home with Calphurnia in Act II?

• "If you shall send them word you will not come, their minds may be changed."

• An you have explained it well."

• "This dream is wrongly interpreted. It is a vision fair and fortunate.

• "Someone will mock you and say,...Lo, Caesar is afraid?"

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