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Julius Caesar Acts 1 & 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is happening at the opening of the play?
a)
The Romans are celebrating Caesar's demise
b)
The Romans are celebrating Caesar's defeat of Pompey
c)
The Romans are holding a funeral for Pompey
d)
The Romans are celebrating Saturnalia
2.
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
3.
Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?
a)
Brutus
b)
Casca
c)
Cinna
d)
Antony
4.

What does Portia do to prove her trustworthiness to Brutus?

a)

kills herself

b)

stabs herself in the thigh

c)

goes silent for a month

5.

What will Decius do to get Caesar to the capitol?

a)

use flattery

b)

use force

c)

kidnap him

6.
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)
7.
Caesar is warned to beware of what?
a)
The ides of February
b)
The ides of March
c)
The ides of April
d)
The ides of May
8.
What is another name for "soothsayer?"
a)
trouble maker
b)
fortune teller
c)
cobbler
d)
story teller
9.
What vision/dream did Caesar's wife have?
a)
A Caesar statue was spouting blood and Romans were washing their hands in it
b)
A statue came alive and attacked Caesar and killed him with a knife
c)
Caesar was crowned king and lead a parade that brought many people to the streets
d)
Caesar was attacked with knives and killed by the conspirators on his way to the Senate House
10.
What are Brutus’ feelings about Caesar?
a)
loves him like a father
b)
hates him with a vengeance
c)
unsure of his leadership
d)
loves him but does not want him crowned king
11.
What was the cause for the flourishing shouts coming from offstage?
a)
Antony won the race of Lupercal
b)
There was an assassination attempt on Caesar
c)
Caesar delivered the riches from his victory
d)
Antony was offering Caesar the crown
12.
How will Cassius further try to manipulate Brutus into joining the conspiracy?
a)
have a messenger deliver a telegram
b)
bribe him with gold
c)
write letters of flattery
d)
threaten to kidnap his wife
13.

Why do the conspirators meet at Brutus' house?

a)

They are worried that Caesar will start a war

b)

They are worried that Caesar will make them slaves

c)

They are worried that Brutus will turn them in

d)

They are worried that Caesar will be crowned the next morning

14.
Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race of Lupercal?
a)
to cure her illness
b)
to make sure she's alive
c)
she's barren
d)
so he gets the crown
15.
Caesar reacts to the Soothsayer's warning by:
a)
assembling the troops
b)
calling him a dreamer
c)
hiding in his house
d)
taking it to the Senate
16.
Which is not one of the crazy signs from the storm at the beginning of scene III?
a)
A lion in the Capitol 
b)
Men on fire walking around
c)
fire falling from the sky
d)
a Raven at the marketplace
17.
Directions: Identify the speaker.
 “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;   He thinks too much, such men are dangerous.” (I.ii).
a)
Cassius
b)
Caesar
c)
Casca
d)
Brutus
18.
In scene i, Flavius and Marullus show their disapproval of Caesar’s power when they
a)
Throw off their armor
b)
Try to injure the peasants in the streets
c)
Remove decorations from statues
d)
Walk through the city, crying, and yelling
19.
Why doesn't Brutus want to shake hands and make an oath with the others to kill Caesar?
a)
It should be motivation enough that they are doing it for the good of Rome.
b)
He doesn't want to commit in case he wants to back out.
c)
He likes Caesar and still does not want to kill him.
d)
He's still not sure and wants to be able to talk the others out of doing it.
20.
According to Cassius, what happens to Caesar when they were in Spain?
a)
he became sick with fever
b)
he almost drowned in a river
c)
he won a great victory
d)
He looted the villages
21.
Why does Caesar decide to stay at home initially (before Decius shows up) and not go to the Senate?
a)
He is not feeling well
b)
His wife, Calpurnia, is worried for him and talks him into staying home
c)
He says that he is Caesar and that Caesar can decide when he wants to be king, not the Senate
d)
He is worried about all the omens and decides to wait for better weather
22.
Why does Cassius describe saving Caesar from drowning?
a)
To prove Caesar’s intelligence
b)
To show Caesar’s weakness
c)
To explain his own reckless behavior
d)
To deny his own bravery
23.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.

Why does Brutus think Caesar may be a tyrant?

a)

Because he has seen him act in that way in the past.

b)

Because Caesar told him that he would be one when put in power.

c)

Others in the past have become tyrants when given power.

d)

Because the Roman people are sheep.

25.

Which character plans to give Caesar a letter warning him of the conspiracy?

a)

Artemidorus

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Portia

d)

Decius

26.
“Your wisdom is consumed in confidence.” What is Calphurnia telling Caesar at this time?
a)
If you are very smart you will become very confident.
b)
If you eat enough wisdom you will become less significant.
c)
You are getting so arrogant that you've stopped making smart decisions.
d)
You can no longer see your future because your confidence has been consumed.
27.
When Cassius interprets the strange events that are happening, he says
a)
they are warnings that Rome is heading to a monstrous state
b)
that there is a civil strife in heaven
c)
that the world is being punished by the gods for being too saucy
d)
that they are natural events
28.

Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race of Lupercal?

a)

She's ill and he wants her to be cured.

b)

He wants to renew his love for her.

c)

He wants her to be able to have children.

d)

He hopes it will cause Antony to fall in love with her.

29.

How does Brutus feel about the conspiracy to kill Caesar of Act 2?

a)

He is searching for a way to convince the conspirators not to kill Caesar.

b)

He is full of grief and sadness, but he knows Caesar must become King.

c)

He's trying to justify to himself why Caesar should die.

d)

He is convinced that a "wait and see" approach is best.

30.
The storm in Act 1, scene iii can serve as what?
a)
pun
b)
foreshadowing
c)
dialogue
d)
allusion

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