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Julius Caesar Act 1 and Act 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The storm in Act 1, scene iii can serve as what?
a)
pun
b)
foreshadowing
c)
dialogue
d)
allusion
2.
At the beginning of Act I, Scene i how do we know that Caesar is a powerful man?
a)
He defeated Brutus in a fight
b)
He defeated Pompey in a civil war
c)
He beat Mark Antony in a wrestling match
d)
He beat Cassius across a river in a swimming contest
3.
What is another name for "soothsayer?"
a)
trouble maker
b)
fortune teller
c)
cobbler
d)
story teller
4.
Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?
a)
Brutus
b)
Casca
c)
Cinna
d)
Antony
5.
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)
6.
"ides" represents which day of the month?
a)
1st
b)
15th
c)
20th
d)
30th
7.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Caesar doesn't trust men who are ____?
a)
bald
b)
thin
c)
fat
d)
short
9.
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
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.
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
12.
Who is the author of Julius Caesar?
a)
Virgil
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Homer
d)
Caesar
13.

What supernatural signs does Calphurnia see that make her fear for Caesar's life?

a)

lion giving birth

b)

stars falling from the heavens

c)

blood dripping on the capitol

d)

graves opening, giving up their dead

14.

What does Brutus decide while in the orchard?

a)

to kill Caesar

b)

to kill Cassius

c)

to run away

15.

Does Brutus agree to swearing an oath with the conspirators?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Who volunteers to bring Caesar to the Capitol, where the conspirators plan to murder him?

a)

Trebonius

b)

Decius

c)

Cassius

d)

Metellus

17.

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

a)

Artemidorus

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Portia

d)

Decius

18.

Which best summarizes the following: "And therefore think him as a serpent's egg,/ Which hatch'd would, as his kind, grow mischievous,/ And kill him in the shell."

a)

Caesar isn't dangerous now, but he will be once he has power

b)

Cassius is a mischievous conspirator, who can't be trusted

c)

Brutus is becoming more dangerous and disloyal

d)

Caesar should be allowed to gain power

19.

Identify the context: "Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius,/ To cut the head off and then hack the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy backwards. For Antony is but a limb of Caesar/ Let's be sacrificers, but not butches, Caius."

a)

The conspirators are arguing about killing Mark Antony

b)

The conspirators are arguing about the weather

c)

Decius want to save Mark Antony

d)

Calpurnia dreams Mark Antony will die

20.

The quote "Our course will seem too bloody... To cut the head off and then hack the limbs... For Antony is but a limb of Caesar" is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

apostrophe

c)

simile

d)

consonance