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Julius Caesar Act II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Brutus feel that Caesar must be assassinated soon?

a)

because it should be done before he becomes too tyranical

b)

because it must be done on the ides of March

c)

because he needed to do it before Cassius did

d)

because Caesar was going to war again soon

2.

Who suggested that Antony's life be spared?

a)

Brutus

b)

Cassius

c)

Ligarius

d)

Casca

e)

Portia

3.

Why did the person who believed they should spare Antony's life feel that way?

a)

He/she did not want more bloodshed and felt that Antony was not a threat.

b)

He/she was afraid Antony's ghost would haunt them all.

c)

Everyone loved Antony and would come after them.

d)

Antony was too strong for any of them to kill.

4.

How did Calpurnia's dreams act as foreshadowing?

a)

She feared Caesar was in danger.

b)

She was sure he would be offered the crown.

c)

She thought a lion would cross his path.

d)

She dreamed of victory on his next journey.

e)

Two of these

5.

How did Decius convince Caesar to leave the house?

a)

Decius said that men would make fun of him of Caesar if he told them that he wouldn't leave the house because his wife had a nightmare.

b)

Decius told Caesar that the senators intended to offer him the crown that morning.

c)

Decius reinterpreted Calpurnia's dream, saying that Caesar was the lifeblood of Rome.

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

6.

Who tried to warn Caesar with a letter?

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Artemidorus

c)

Portia

d)

the soothsayer

7.

Brutus and Portia subscribe to the philosophy of

a)

Stoicism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Pragmatism

8.

put on affable faces

a)

likable; friendly

b)

hateful; mean

c)

confused; befuddled

d)

painted up

9.

to appertain to the subject

a)

belong or relate to

b)

agree with

c)

disagree with

d)

completely change

10.

augmented his salary

a)

enlarged

b)

cut

c)

ended

d)

postponed

11.

I beseech you

a)

beg

b)

entertain

c)

feel deeply for

d)

need to get away from

12.

emulation cannot equal them

a)

imitation

b)

more money

c)

faces

d)

strength

13.

imminent arrival

a)

approaching

b)

doubtful

c)

distant

d)

exciting

14.

they will prevail

a)

win

b)

lose

c)

reject

d)

beg

15.

shrewd judgement

a)

wise

b)

hasty

c)

undecided

d)

poor

16.

I spurn that idea.

a)

reject

b)

promote

c)

relate to

d)

enlarge

17.

valiant effort

a)

honorable

b)

weak

c)

long-term

d)

best

18.

exhibited valor

a)

courage

b)

prowess

c)

cogitations

d)

emulation

19.

put on a fake visage

a)

appearance

b)

fur coat

c)

fight

d)

pair of glasses

20.

There is a very famous quote by Caesar in Act II. It uses one of your vocabulary words. What does Caesar say he is not afraid of that the audience will find dramatic irony in?

a)

death

b)

the conspirators

c)

the soothsayer

d)

Portia