Julius Caesar Act I

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Why do Flavius and Murellus demand that the decorations be removed from the statues in the opening scene?

• They are trying to stop the Feast of Lupercal.

• They do not want the people to celebrate Caesar.

• They are allergic to the flowers.

• They are trying to punish the Roman commoners for skipping out of work.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is another word for "soothsayer?"

• troublemaker

• fortuneteller

• cobbler
• carpenter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March?

(a)  

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Soothsayer
• Calpurnia

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Match the following characters with their descriptions.

• Brutus

• Anti-Caesar. Lectures the townspeople for celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompey.

• Cassius

• Caesar's wife, unable to have children.

• Marullus

• Describes the events of the race. A bit of a jokester.

• Calpurnia

• A Roman senator. Caesar's friend, but doesn't want Rome to have a king.

• Casca

• The "head" conspirator. Strongly dislikes Caesar.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Caesar is thought to suffer from

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What are Brutus’ feelings about Caesar?

• loves him like a father
• hates him with a vengeance
• unsure of his leadership
• loves him but does not want him crowned king

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Directions: Identify the speaker.
“Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;   He thinks too much, such men are dangerous.” (I.ii).

• Cassius
• Caesar
• Casca
• Brutus

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The storm in Act 1, scene iii serves as what literary device?

• pun
• foreshadowing
• dialogue
• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

In scene iii, the ​ (a)   was thought to be a bad​ (b)   . Cassius said it was a sign that ​ (c)   things would happen to Rome's government.

• omen
• bad
• storm
• luck
• bird
• signal
• earthquake

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10