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WorksheetsJulius Caesar Act 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following does NOT give the purpose of stage directions?
a)
Provides background information about the setting
b)
It gives instructions on how to move or speak in the scene
c)
It provides details about sound effects
d)
It allows the audience to see what's inside the minds' of the characters
2.
What is the tribunes' tone toward the commoners at the beginning of scene i?
a)
humorous
b)
reluctant
c)
perturbed
d)
calm
3.
Which characters gives a soliloquy in Act I?
a)
Brutus
b)
Cassius
c)
Caesar
d)
Marullus
4.
Which characters use an aside in Act I?
a)
Cassius and Brutus
b)
Marullus and commoner 2
c)
Caesar and Antony
d)
Calpurnia and Caesar
5.
The storm in Act 1, scene iii can serve as what?
a)
pun
b)
foreshadowing
c)
dialogue
d)
allusion
6.
At the beginning of Act I, Scene i how do we know that Caesar is a powerful man?
a)
He defeated Brutus in a fight
b)
He defeated Pompey in a civil war
c)
He beat Mark Antony in a wrestling match
d)
He beat Cassius across a river in a swimming contest
7.
Which of the following is NOT an example of suspense in Act I?
a)
the lightning storm
b)
the loud cheers that Brutus and Cassius don't understand
c)
The soothsayer's warning
d)
The commoner's puns
8.
What is another name for "soothsayer?"
a)
trouble maker
b)
fortune teller
c)
cobbler
d)
story teller
9.
Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?
a)
Brutus
b)
Casca
c)
Cinna
d)
Antony
10.
In the text, a "cobbler" is...
a)
someone who bakes pies
b)
someone who counsels
c)
someone who repairs shoes
d)
someone who lays the rock for roads
11.
Caesar is thought to have:
a)
leprosy (the skin sickness)
b)
pneumonia (the lung sickness)
c)
cholera (the digestive sickness)
d)
epilepsy (the falling sickness)
12.
"ides" represents which day of the month?
a)
1st
b)
15th
c)
20th
d)
30th
13.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Caesar doesn't trust men who are ____?
a)
bald
b)
thin
c)
fat
d)
short
15.
What is Brutus's attitude when he first shows up in the play?
a)
worried
b)
excited
c)
good
d)
angry
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