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Caesar Acts I and II

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 29mins

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.
Which of the following is NOT an example of suspense in Act I?
a)
the lightning storm
b)
the loud cheers that Brutus and Cassius don't understand
c)
The soothsayer's warning
d)
The commoner's puns 
4.
What is another name for "soothsayer?"
a)
trouble maker
b)
fortune teller
c)
cobbler
d)
story teller
5.
Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?
a)
Brutus
b)
Casca
c)
Cinna
d)
Antony
6.
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
7.
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)
8.
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
9.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
"ides" represents which day of the month?
a)
1st
b)
15th
c)
20th
d)
30th
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
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.
Why is Brutus so necessary to the conspiracy?
a)
he is close friends with Caesar
b)
he will make a better king
c)
He can recruit Antony to join them
d)
He will be able to calm the crowd after the attempt
18.
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
19.
Caesar doesn't trust men who are ____?
a)
bald
b)
thin
c)
fat
d)
short
20.
Who is the author of Julius Caesar?
a)
Virgil
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Homer
d)
Caesar
21.

Scene 1: How does Brutus feel about the conspiracy to kill Caesar at the beginning of the scene?

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 die.

c)

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

d)

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

22.

Scene 1: Which of the following is NOT one of the conspirators against Caesar?

a)

Brutus

b)

Decius

c)

Flavius

d)

Casca

23.

Scene 1: Who volunteers to bring Caesar to the Capitol, where the conspirators plan to murder him?

a)

Trebonius

b)

Decius

c)

Cassius

d)

Metellus

24.

Scene 1: How does Portia try to convince Brutus to tell her about the conspiracy?

a)

She reminds him of their marriage vows.

b)

She says she's nothing more than his harlot if he won't share his secrets with her.

c)

She shows him a "voluntary wound" she made on her thigh.

d)

All of the above.

25.

Scene 1: Which quote best demonstrates (the newest conspirator) Caius Ligarius' opinion of Brutus?

a)

"But are not some whole that we must make sick?"

b)

"I follow you / To do I know not what; but it [is enough] that / Brutus leads me on."

c)

"Vouchsafe good morrow from a feeble tongue."

d)

"By all the gods that Romans bow before, I here [give up] my sickness!"

26.

Scene 2: Decius tells Caesar that:

a)

the senators may think Caesar is weak and afraid if he doesn't go to the Capitol.

b)

Calphurnia's dream means that Caesar will bring new life to Rome.

c)

the Senate may change its mind about giving Caesar a crown if he doesn't show up.

d)

All of the above.

27.

Scene 2: Identify the literary device used in the following lines: "CAESAR: Good friends, go in and taste some wine with me, / And we, like friends, will straightaway go together." (lines 134-135)

a)

allegory

b)

pun

c)

dramatic irony

d)

hyperbole

28.

Scene 3: Which character plans to give Caesar a letter warning him of the conspiracy?

a)

Artemidorus

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Portia

d)

Decius

29.

Scene 4: What does Portia indicate from the following statement: "I have a man's mind but a woman's might. How hard it is for women to keep counsel!" (lines 9-10)

a)

Brutus told her about the plot to kill Caesar.

b)

She is upset with Brutus because he continues to be distant with her.

c)

She is dissatisfied with their young servant, Lucius.

d)

She wants to talk to Calphurnia.

30.

Scenes 2, 3, and 4: Who tries to save Caesar?

a)

Artemidorus

b)

Soothsayer

c)

Calphurnia

d)

All of the above

31.

Scene 1: Who volunteers to bring Caesar to the Capitol, where the conspirators plan to murder him?

a)

Trebonius

b)

Decius

c)

Cassius

d)

Metellus

32.

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.

33.
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.
34.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Brutus doesn't want to kill Mark Antony?
a)
Because he is a friend of Caesar's.
b)
He thinks Antony will gather support and go against them afterward.
c)
Their course will seem too bloody.
d)
Antony is just a limb of Caesar and can't to them any harm.
e)
He wants them to be called purgers, not murderers.
35.

Scene 1: Who volunteers to bring Caesar to the Capitol, where the conspirators plan to murder him?

a)

Trebonius

b)

Decius

c)

Cassius

d)

Metellus

36.
Why doesn't Brutus want to swear an oath with the conspirators?
a)
He is planning to double-cross them later on.
b)
He thinks it is bad luck to swear an oath.
c)
He is afraid Lucius will overhear him and run to warn Caesar.
d)
He thinks a just cause needs no oath to bind the doers to their cause.
37.
What does Portia do to prove herself as trustworthy to Brutus
a)
stabs herself in the thigh
b)
breaks a mirror
c)
kills a spider
d)
goes on a fast
38.
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
39.

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

40.

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

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