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WorksheetsJulius Caesar Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does Caesar demonstrate his overconfidence in Act 1?
a)
He dismisses the soothsayer's warning
b)
He threatens a lion
c)
He says he is stronger than Death
d)
He ignores warnings about Cassius
2.
What is logos?
a)
A rhetorical appeal to an audience's emotions
b)
A rhetorical appeal related to the speaker's trustworthiness
c)
A rhetorical appeal that uses logic and reason to persuade an audience
d)
A rhetorical appeal related to the speaker's personal opinions
3.
What is pathos?
a)
A rhetorical appeal to an audience's emotions
b)
A rhetorical appeal related to the speaker's trustworthiness
c)
A rhetorical appeal that uses logic and reason to persuade an audience
d)
A rhetorical appeal related to the speaker's personal opinions
4.
What is ethos?
a)
A rhetorical appeal to an audience's emotions
b)
A rhetorical appeal related to the speaker's trustworthiness
c)
A rhetorical appeal that uses logic and reason to persuade an audience
d)
A rhetorical appeal related to the speaker's personal opinions
5.
Not that I loved Cæsar less, but that I loved Rome more (3.2.23)
a)
Cassius
b)
Brutus
c)
Mark Anthony
d)
Caesar
6.
Which of the following is an example of a soliloquy?
a)
When Portia is begging Brutus to tell her his secrets.
b)
When Decius convinces Caesar to go to the capital.
c)
When Mark Antony is standing over Caesar's dead body talking about getting revenge.
d)
When the soothsayer says, "Beware the Ides of March."
7.
What is an aside?
a)
Words spoken so everyone can hear them
b)
Private words for just the audience or a specific character
c)
A long speech to share a character's thoughts
d)
A short and amusing story
8.
Which of the following is not a theme from the play?
a)
Growing up is difficult
b)
Overconfidence can lead to disaster
c)
Women have no power in Roman society
d)
Misinterpreting signs can lead to trouble
9.
Which of the following does Antony use to his advantage during his funeral speech for Caesar?
a)
Caesar's will
b)
Caesar's body
c)
Caesar's cloak
d)
All of the options
10.
Other than being an excellent general, what is one of Caesar's main positive leadership qualities?
a)
Ego
b)
Legacy
c)
Excellent public speaker
d)
Wealth
11.
Who is Caesar's loyal lieutenant?
a)
Brutus
b)
Pompey
c)
Antony
d)
Cassius
12.
How does the crowd react to Caesar's mock coronation?
a)
Applaud his kingship
b)
Are displeased with the idea of a king
c)
Urge Caesar to take the crown
d)
Riot against Caesar and the Senate
13.
Who is the author of Julius Caesar?
a)
Virgil
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Homer
d)
Caesar
14.
What Age did Shakespeare live in?
a)
Victorian (1837-1901)
b)
Elizabethan (1558-1603)
c)
Dark (476-800)
d)
Middle (500 AD-1500)
15.
Which of the following is NOT one of Shakespeare's talents/occupations?
a)
Playwright and poet
b)
Actor
c)
Jester
d)
Theater owner
16.
What famous theater did Shakespeare partially own?
a)
Tampa Theatre
b)
Radio City Musical Hall
c)
The Curtain Theatre
d)
The Globe Theatre
17.
A drama where the main character causes his own downfall and the play ends in a catastrophe is called what?
a)
comedy
b)
epic
c)
tragic hero
d)
tragedy
18.
When are rhetorical devices most commonly used in Julius Caesar?
a)
soliloquies
b)
asides
c)
monologues
d)
stage directions
19.
What is the tribunes' tone toward the commoners at the beginning of scene i?
a)
humorous
b)
reluctant
c)
perturbed
d)
calm
20.
Which characters gives a soliloquy in Act I?
a)
Brutus
b)
Cassius
c)
Caesar
d)
Marullus
21.
The driving force behind a character's actions is called what?
a)
characterization
b)
motive
c)
monologue
d)
foreshadowing
22.
The storm in scene iii can serve as what?
a)
pun
b)
foreshadowing
c)
dialogue
d)
allusion
23.
Beware the ides of March (1.2.23).
a)
Soothsayer
b)
Portia
c)
Cassius
d)
Mark Anthony
24.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;/
The valiant never taste of death but once (2.2.34).
The valiant never taste of death but once (2.2.34).
a)
Brutus
b)
Mark Anthony
c)
Caesar
d)
Cassisu
25.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;/
I come to bury Cæsar, not to praise him (3.2.79-80).
I come to bury Cæsar, not to praise him (3.2.79-80).
a)
Brutus
b)
Mark Anthony
c)
Cassius
d)
Portia
26.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me./
But Brutus says he was ambitious,/
And Brutus is an honourable man (3.2.82-84).
But Brutus says he was ambitious,/
And Brutus is an honourable man (3.2.82-84).
a)
Caesar
b)
Mark Anthony
c)
Brutus
d)
Cassius
27.
Act1 Sc 1 - Line 5
In "Speak, what trade art thou?" - Who is the speaker addressing (speaking to)?
In "Speak, what trade art thou?" - Who is the speaker addressing (speaking to)?
a)
Flavius
b)
Marullus
c)
Carpenter
d)
Everyone there
28.
What does Antony think of Lepidus?
a)
Thinks he is a noble man
b)
Does not like him at all
c)
Thinks Lepidus is an unmeritable man, meant to be sent on errands
29.
Who stabs Ceaser in the heart?
a)
Casca
b)
Brutus
c)
Metellus
d)
Antony
30.
In act three who got killed by the plebains (commoners)?
a)
Brutus
b)
Ceasar
c)
Cinna (poet)
d)
Cassius
31.
How many times did Caesar deny the crown to become king?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
What is the festival of the play called?
a)
Ides of March
b)
Lupercalia
c)
Festival of the Gods
33.
Who spoke first at Ceaser's funeral?
a)
A. Brutus
b)
B. Antony
c)
C. Cassius
d)
D. Octavious
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