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Julius Caesar Acts 1 and 2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the best translation for, "Let Antony and Caesar fall together."?
a)
Antony and Caesar should take a trip together
b)
Antony should die with Caesar
c)
Antony should kill Caesar
d)
Caesar should kill Antony
2.
Who said, "it sufficeth that Brutus leads me on."?
a)
Caius Ligarius
b)
Cassius
c)
Caesar
d)
Portia
3.
Brutus said which of the following?
a)
"I, your glass."
b)
"I grant I am a woman."
c)
"It must be by his death."
d)
"Let Antony and Caesar fall together."
4.
Caesar's close friend and advisor is named
a)
Mark Antony
b)
Casca
c)
Lucius
d)
Portia
5.
What day does the ides of March fall on?
a)
March 15
b)
March 1
c)
March 14
d)
March 30
6.

Who does Caesar characterize as having “a lean and hungry” look?

a)

Casca

b)

Cassius

c)

Antony

d)

Brutus

7.

How many times was Caesar offered the crown and refused it, according to Casca?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

30

d)

3

8.

Who tells the story of Caesar fainting in the street?

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Cinna

c)

Casca

d)

Antony

9.

Who says. "He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass." ?

a)

Brutus

b)

Antony

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Cassius

10.
Who says, "I do fear the people have chosen Caesar for their king." ?
a)
Brutus
b)
Cassius
c)
Casca
d)
Cinna
11.
What does "wherefore" mean?
a)
why
b)
where
c)
we
d)
when
12.

Who says, "When Caesar says, 'do this,' it is performed."

a)

Soothsayer

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Calpurnia

d)

Mark Antony

13.

Who says, "Tis very like; he hath the falling sickness."

a)

Cassius

b)

Cinna

c)

Brutus

d)

Cicero

14.
What is an "aside"?
a)
Character speaks briefly to the audience
b)
Character speaks to another character
c)
Character remains silent
d)
Character speaks to him/herself
15.
What is a "soliloquy"?
a)
Character is alone on stage and speaks his/her thoughts and feelings out loud
b)
Character speaks to another character
c)
Character is alone on stage and speaks to the audience
d)
Stage is full of characters and one remains silent
16.

What does "art" mean?

a)

our

b)

are

c)

your

d)

air

17.

What does "ere" mean?

a)

here

b)

after

c)

before

d)

there

18.

What does "hither" mean

a)

this

b)

his

c)

here

d)

have

19.

Caesar's wife is named...

a)

Cinna

b)

Casca

c)

Portia

d)

Calphurnia

20.

A sign of bad or good luck to come

a)

morrow

b)

plebeian

c)

omen

d)

beseech

21.

a synonym for "perilous" is

a)

outrageous

b)

dangerous

c)

exciting

d)

angry

22.
"Good morrow" is best translated as...
a)
good morning
b)
nice to meet you
c)
good luck
d)
good night
23.

What does Portia do to prove herself as trustworthy to Brutus

a)

kills a spider

b)

breaks a mirror

c)

stabs herself in the thigh

d)

goes on a fast

24.
Who convinces Caesar to go to the Capitol on March 15th?
a)
Decius
b)
Brutus
c)
Cassius
d)
Caius Ligarius
25.
What does this quote mean: "The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings."
a)
It will be our own fault if we become slaves to Caesar
b)
It is up to the gods what happens to us
c)
Whatever happens to Caesar is out of our hands
d)
I am not afraid of being a slave
26.
What is one of the "visions" Casca sees during the thunderstorm in 1.3?
a)
A slave with his hand on fire but it didn't burn
b)
a gorilla walking about and talking in the street
c)
frogs falling from the sky
d)
ghosts knocking on people's doors
27.

Who said, "When beggars die there are no comets seen. The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."?

a)

Portia

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Caesar

d)

Lucius

28.

Who says, "If thou read this, O Caesar, Thou mayest live."

a)

Brutus

b)

Soothsayer

c)

Artemidorus

d)

Caius Ligarius

29.

Who wrote the letter to Caesar that named all the conspirators?

a)

Cinna

b)

Soothsayer

c)

Brutus

d)

Artemidorus

30.

Who wrote the letters to Brutus to try to convince him to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar?

a)

Caius Ligarius

b)

Cinna

c)

Cassius

d)

Metellus Cimber

31.
Who is Caesar speaking to when he says, "Cowards die many times before their deaths."?
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Brutus
c)
Antony
d)
Octavius
32.
Who says, "I grant I am a woman..."?
a)
Portia
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Cinna
d)
Casca
33.
Which character thinks Mark Antony should be left alive?
a)
Brutus
b)
Cassius
c)
Decius
d)
Ligarius
34.

What organ was missing from the sacrificed animal?

a)

Lungs

b)

Liver

c)

Heart

d)

Stomach

35.

What literary element is used in this quote: "Caesar should be a beast without a heart/ If he should stay home today for fear"

a)

metaphor

b)

dramatic irony

c)

simile

d)

personification

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