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Dewar-Smith 5 & Julius Caesar

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cassius works incredibly hard to ___________ Brutus into joining the conspiracy.

a)

cajole

b)

ameliorate

c)

flourish

d)

elucidate

2.

Caesar finds the soothsayer's cry of "Beware the Ides of March!" to be _______________.

a)

impervious

b)

indolent

c)

infallible

d)

inscrutable

3.

Cassius would describe Caesar as being--

a)

infallible

b)

haughty

c)

oblique

d)

perfunctory

4.

The Romans think the lightening storm is a terrible ____________ sent from the gods.

a)

opulence

b)

malice

c)

indolence

d)

calamity

5.

Cassius describes Casca as being "sour," so we could describe Casca as being--

a)

acrimonious

b)

amorphous

c)

bouyant

d)

ephemeral

6.

When Caesar nearly drowns in the Tiber, he would be considered to be the OPPOSITE of--

a)

inane

b)

buoyant

c)

impervious

d)

languid

7.

Cassius' favored method of convincing Brutus to join the conspiracy (writing fake letters to Brutus from "concerned citizens") could be considered--

a)

perfunctory

b)

penitent

c)

opulent

d)

oblique

8.

The cobbler sees Flavius and Marullus as being _____________ and takes advantage of their ignorance with his puns.

a)

haughty

b)

ephemeral

c)

inane

d)

languid

9.

Cassius' stories about Caesar's shortcomings are meant to ______________ his "immortal" image.

a)

debase

b)

cajole

c)

elucidate

d)

flourish

10.

Julius Caesar is considered a ______________ play.

a)

tragic

b)

comic

c)

autobiographic

d)

boring