Political Intrigue in Julius Caesar

In Rome, citizens celebrate Caesar's victory over Pompey's sons, angering tribunes. During the Lupercalia festival, Caesar enters with his entourage, ignoring a soothsayer's warning about the Ides of March. Brutus is conflicted about Caesar's potential kingship, while Cassius plots against Caesar, planning to sway Brutus with forged letters. A stormy night brings omens, and conspirators vow to prevent Caesar from becoming a dictator.

What event is the city of Rome celebrating?

• The founding of Rome

• Julius Caesar's victory over Pompey's sons

• The birth of a new emperor

• The end of a famine

Why are the Roman tribunes upset with the citizens?

• The citizens are ignoring the tribunes

• The citizens are celebrating Caesar's victory

• The citizens are not working

• The citizens are supporting Pompey

What festival lifts the spirits of the citizens after the tribunes' warning?

• Festival of Saturnalia

• Festival of Lupercalia

• Festival of Bacchus

• Festival of Mars

Who warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March?

• Mark Antony

• Brutus

• A soothsayer

• Cassius

What is Brutus worried about regarding Caesar?

• Caesar's friendship with Mark Antony

• Caesar's military strategies

• Caesar's desire to be king

• Caesar's health

How does Cassius try to persuade Brutus?

• By offering him money

• By reminding him of his family's history

• By promising him power

• By threatening him

What is Brutus' stance on Rome being ruled by a king?

• He is against it

• He supports it

• He is undecided

• He is indifferent

What does Caesar suspect about Cassius?

• Cassius is indifferent

• Cassius is plotting against him

• Cassius is leaving Rome

• Cassius is loyal to him

What does Casca reveal about Caesar's interaction with the crown?

• Caesar accepted the crown

• Caesar destroyed the crown

• Caesar refused the crown three times

• Caesar ignored the crown

What is Cassius' plan to win Brutus over?

• To bribe him

• To threaten him

• To offer him a position of power

• To forge letters from citizens