Julius Caesar Act I Scene II

Who encouraged Caesar to take the crown and become King?

• Roman citizens

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Portia

How did Caesar react when he was offered the crown?

• He rejected it 2 times.

• He rejected it 3 times.

• He accepted it.

What does Caesar mean when he refers to his infirmity?

• His physical weakness

• His mental confusion

• His political ambition

What warning does the soothsayer give?

• He warns Caesar to beware of Brutus, his friend.

• He warns Caesar to beware of plotters in his midst.

• He warns Caesar to beware of a date in March.

Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?

• Brutus
• Casca
• Cinna
• Antony

Caesar is thought to have:

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

Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race of Lupercal?

• to cure her illness
• to make sure she's alive
• she's barren
• so he gets the crown

Caesar reacts to the Soothsayer's warning by:

• assembling the troops
• calling him a dreamer
• hiding in his house
• taking it to the Senate

How will Cassius further try to manipulate Brutus into joining the conspiracy?

• have a messenger deliver a telegram
• bribe him with gold
• write letters of flattery
• threaten to kidnap his wife

What has happened to Flavius and Marullus?

• They were promoted.

• They were disciplined.

• They were invited to become senators.