WorksheetsJulius
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 24mins
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.
Not that I loved Cæsar less, but that I loved Rome more (3.2.23)
a)
Cassius
b)
Brutus
c)
Mark Anthony
d)
Caesar
3.
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."
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Who is Caesar's loyal lieutenant?
a)
Brutus
b)
Pompey
c)
Antony
d)
Cassius
8.
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
9.
What is the tribunes' tone toward the commoners at the beginning of scene i?
a)
humorous
b)
reluctant
c)
perturbed
d)
calm
10.
The storm in scene iii can serve as what?
a)
pun
b)
foreshadowing
c)
dialogue
d)
allusion
11.
Beware the ides of March (1.2.23).
a)
Soothsayer
b)
Portia
c)
Cassius
d)
Mark Anthony
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Who stabs Ceaser in the heart?
a)
Casca
b)
Brutus
c)
Metellus
d)
Antony
16.
In act three who got killed by the plebains (commoners)?
a)
Brutus
b)
Ceasar
c)
Cinna (poet)
d)
Cassius
17.
How many times did Caesar deny the crown to become king?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
What is the festival of the play called?
a)
Ides of March
b)
Lupercalia
c)
Festival of the Gods
19.
Why doesn't Brutus want to swear and oath with the conspirators?
a)
He is planning to double-cross them later on.
b)
He thinks a just cause needs no oath to bind the doers to their cause.
c)
He is afraid Lucius will overhear him and run to warn Caesar.
d)
He thinks it is bad luck to swear an oath.
20.
Why did Brutus and Cassius flee Rome?
a)
They had hidden Caesar's fortune and wanted to recover it.
b)
Their lives were in danger after Antony's remarks at the funeral.
c)
They were following their wives, who had left the city earlier.
d)
They want to get the army to put down the riot.
21.
How does Brutus die?
a)
Antony kills him in a fight.
b)
The ghost of Caesar frightened him to death.
c)
He kills himself with his sword.
d)
He is taken prisoner and one of the soldiers accidentally kills him.
22.
Who said, "You know not what you do. Do not consent/ That Antony speak in his funeral."
a)
Cassius
b)
Brutus
c)
Caesar
d)
Cinna
23.
Who is the heir of Julius Caesar and joins Antony?
a)
Decius
b)
Octavius
c)
Strato
d)
Cinna
24.
Who organizes the conspiracy and convinces Brutus to join?
a)
Antony
b)
Caesar
c)
Lucilius
d)
Cassius
25.
Who first stabs Caesar?
a)
Casca
b)
Octavius
c)
Antony
d)
Brutus
26.
The opening scene with the tribunes Flavius and Marullus is intended mainly to
a)
give us insight into caesar as a man
b)
reveal the attitudes of various groups toward Caesar
c)
suggest that the play will be a humorous one
d)
furnish insight into the moods of the Roman Senate
27.
To judge from the events in Act one, the political mood and behavior of the Roman populace can best be termed
a)
unswervingly patriotic and firm
b)
discontented and angry
c)
cowardly and timid
d)
fickle and changeable
28.
When we first see Brutus, he appears to be
a)
envious of caesar
b)
at war with himself
c)
scornful of all politicians
d)
timid and elderly
29.
We learn that the conspirators are anxious to have brutus as their leader because
a)
he is clearheaded and shrewd
b)
he will make a popular ruler
c)
his reputation will bring respect to their cause
d)
all the conspirators are timid, indecisive people
30.
From his first appearance, Caesar appears to be all of the following expect
a)
self-confident
b)
cheerful
c)
well-known
d)
powerful
31.
When Cassius first works on Brutus to join the conspirators, he concentrates on Caesar's
a)
physical weakness
b)
mental limitation
c)
failures as a general
d)
administrative inexperience
32.
All of the business of strange omens and a terrible storm is intended to
a)
amuse and divert Shakespeare's audience
b)
prepare us for violent happenings
c)
indicate the gods' displeasure with Caesar
33.
Cassius says to Brutus,
" Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
By this statement he meants that
" Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
By this statement he meants that
a)
they both should accept their station in life
b)
it is their own fault that they are subordinate to Caesar
34.
Caesar decides definitely to go to the capitol when
a)
Decius tells him that the Senate will offer him the crown
b)
the respected Cicero urges him to go
35.
That caesar falls in death at the base of Pompey's statue is ironic because
a)
Pompey had a personal grudge against Caesar
b)
Caesar had come to power by defeating Pompey
36.
The conspirators bathe their hands in Caesar's blood to
a)
show their hatred towards Caesar
b)
make their act seem like a religious sacrifice
c)
fulfill the soothsayer's prophecy
37.
When Antony meets the conspirators after the assassination; he alternately grieves for Caesar and pledges allegiance is insincere.
a)
His grief is sincere; his pledge of allegiance is insincere
b)
both are insincere; Antony wants only to avoid suspicion
38.
What is the basic difference between the two funeral orations?
a)
Brutus is rational, Antony fiery and emotional
b)
Brutus concentrates on Caesar, Antony on Rome's greatness
39.
The first months of the joint reign of Antony, Lepidus, and young Octavius are marked by
a)
constant battles
b)
bloody purges of notable Romans
40.
Over Cassius' objections, Brutus decides to do battle at Philippi, his chief argument being that they
a)
are now at their strongest and readiest
b)
will gather many followers as they advance
41.
A serious mistake that Cassius makes several times is
a)
ignoring the power of the Roman citizenry
b)
permitting Brutus to make bad decisions
42.
The appearance of Caesar's ghost is an example of
a)
understatement
b)
characterization
c)
hyperbole
d)
foreshadowing
43.
The turning point of the play is clearly is which of the following?
a)
the reception of Antony's funeral oration
b)
Caesar assassination
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