Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 1-2

Why are the people celebrating in Scene 1

• It is a Roman holiday.
• Pompey has been defeated
• Caesar ordered a celebration
• It was Caesar's first born's birthday.

Who was shooing the common people out of the square in Scene 1? Select all that apply

• Flavius
• Murellius
• Casca
• Antony
• Brutus

What does the Soothsayer tell Caesar?

What story does Cassius bring up to show that Caesar is just a man?

• The story of Caesar almost drowning in the Tiber
• The story of Caesar's injury in a battle to Pompey
• The story of Caesar's childhood
• The story of Caesar of Caesar almost dying of hypothermia

Why is the crowd cheering in the background as Brutus and Cassius are talking?

• There is a chariot race going on in the background.
• Caesar brought out his first born to celebrate his birth.
• Caesar was crowned king and made Antony his second
• Antony was trying to crown Caesar king, but Caesar refused

What happens after the third time Caesar refuses?

• He has Antony killed
• Cassius cheers Caesar's refusal
• Caesar faints
• Antony crowns himself king

Which line shows that Brutus is concerned about what is happening in Rome with Caesar in charge?

• "Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about"
• "The fault...is not in our stars but in ourselves, that we are underlings."
• "Brutus had rather be a villager than to repute himself a son of Rome under these hard conditions as this time is like to lay upon us."
• "If it be aught toward the general good, set honor in one eye and death in the other, and I will look on both indifferently..."

After the games, who does Caesar see and worry about?

• Casca
• Cassius
• Brutus
• Antony