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Julius Caesar Act I McKenzie

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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 
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.
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
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.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
"ides" represents which day of the month?
a)
1st
b)
15th
c)
20th
d)
30th
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.

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 assassination

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.
Who is the author of Julius Caesar?
a)
Virgil
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Homer
d)
Caesar
19.

Should the audience trust Cassius?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

we can't tell yet

20.

Does Brutus care what Cassius says?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

the audience can't tell

21.

Does Brutus want to harm Caesar?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

the audience can't tell

22.

Does Caesar trust Cassius?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

the audience can't tell

23.

Which of the following is a reason that Caesar might have mentioned trusting fat men? CHOOSE 2!

a)

they are happier

b)

they know how to enjoy life

c)

they don't enjoy anything in life

d)

they make bad decisions

24.

Matching:

I get mad at workers who want to celebrate Caesar’s victory over our Pompey.

a)

Cassius

b)

Murallus

c)

Calpurnia

d)

Brutus

25.

Matching:

If I have to trick Brutus to get him to join the conspiracy, so be it.

a)

Portia

b)

Murallus

c)

Calpurnia

d)

Cassius

26.

Matching:

For good luck, I am touched by Antony during the race.

a)

Portia

b)

Brutus

c)

Calpurnia

d)

Cassius

27.

Who said this quote-"Beware the Ides of March?"

a)

Casca

b)

Brutus

c)

Soothsayer

d)

Cicero

28.

Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?

a)

He wants to blame Brutus for the whole thing later.

b)

Brutus is well thought of by the people.

c)

Brutus is bringing the murder weapons.

29.
Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?
a)
Brutus
b)
Casca
c)
Cinna
d)
Antony
30.
Caesar has just defeated whom?
a)
Cassius
b)
Brutus
c)
Pompey
d)
Henry the 8th
31.
What is the tribunes' tone toward the commoners at the beginning of scene i?
a)
humorous
b)
reluctant
c)
perturbed
d)
calm
32.

Which character gives a soliloquy in Act I?

a)

Brutus

b)

Cassius

c)

Caesar

d)

Marullus

33.
Which characters use an aside in Act I?
a)
Cassius and Brutus
b)
Marullus and commoner 2
c)
Caesar and Antony
d)
Calpurnia and Caesar
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
(Scene 2) 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.
38.
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
39.
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
40.
Why are the conspirators meeting in Scene iii?
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
41.

What does Caesar suffer from? CHOOSE 2!

a)

Bipolar disorder

b)

Nothing - he is like a God among men

c)

Epilepsy

d)

Partial Blindness

e)

Partial Deafness

42.

Cassius recalls a memory of swimming in the Tiber with Caesar. Why?

a)

To explain how he used to be friends with Caesar

b)

To show that Caesar is a mortal man.

c)

To show that Caesar cannot swim

d)

To show that Caesar went swimming on a holy day and disrespected the Gods.

43.

What does Cassius’ final soliloquy in Act 1 Scene 2 reveal about him as a character?

a)

He is willing to lie, even to a close friend, to achieve his goals.

b)

He wants Caesar gone so that he himself can gain power.

c)

He is confident that Brutus will help in the plot to overthrow Caesar

d)

He is anxious, especially because Brutus may betray the conspirators.

44.

Which character sees several strange occurrences, such as fire falling from the sky, a slave with a burning hand, and a lion at the capitol?

a)

Cassius

b)

Cicero

c)

Casca

d)

Caesar

45.

"And still, as he refused it, the rabblement hooted and clapped their chapped hands and threw up their sweaty night-caps and uttered such a deal of stinking breath because Caesar refused the crown that it had almost choked Caesar"


Which word can replace the underlined word but preserve the passages meaning?

a)

Commoners

b)

Animals

c)

Prisoners

d)

Soldiers

46.
(A1S1) Why does Marullus call the commoners "blocks" and "stones"?
a)
because they are celebrating the return of a man who just killed the last guy they celebrated the return of
b)
because the cobbler had been a "saucy fellow" and he was upset with all of them
c)
they couldn't answer the question he had for them about being in the streets
d)
because they were not doing their jobs on a working day
47.
(A1S2) "...it is very much lamented, Brutus, that you have no such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye." What is being lamented?
a)
That Caesar is going to be king
b)
That Cassius believes that Caesar is unworthy
c)
There is no mirror big enough for Caesar's ego
d)
That Brutus does not see his own worthiness
48.
(A1S3) 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
49.
(A1S2) Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Which of the following does the speaker believe?
a)
That fate always controls man
b)
That men have some control over thier fate
c)
He does not believe in fate at all
d)
Men always control their own fate
50.
(A1S2) Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. According to the speaker, what is the reason that they are underlings to Caesar?
a)
That's what the stars (fate) say
b)
Caesar is too powerful already
c)
Caesar got lucky and won the battle
d)
They (Cassius and others) are allowing it to happen
51.
(A1S2) Even though he identifies people like Cassius as dangerous, Caesar doesn't fear Cassius because
a)
He is a noble Roman and well given
b)
He is already "fat"
c)
Cassius is his friend
d)
He is Caesar and therefore doesn't need to fear anything
52.
(A1S2) CAESAR Such men as he be never at heart's ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous. Caesar is speaking about
a)
Caesar
b)
Brutus
c)
Cassius
d)
Casca
e)
Marullus
53.

(A1S2) Brutus had rather be a villager Than to repute [think of] himself a son of Rome Under these hard conditions as this time Is likely to lay upon us. The best restating of these lines is

a)

Brutus would rather be just a common person than a higher up in the Rome if things keep going this direction.

b)

Brutus would like to lay down because he is so tired.

c)

These upcoming conditions are going to weigh heavy on all of the Roman villagers.

54.
(A1S3) What does Cassius tell Casca is the reason he thinks that Caesar will be a tyrant?
a)
Cassius thinks that he is more worthy to be king than Caesar.
b)
Caesar has been known to have the behavior of a tyrant before.
c)
Cassius said that he would "Soar above the view of men/And keep them all in servile fearfulness."
d)
Caesar will be a tyrant because the Roman people are sheep-like and will allow it.
55.
(A1S3) Why does Cassius want Brutus as part of the conspiracy to kill Caesar?
a)
Brutus' involvement will make the killing of Caesar look better to the people of Rome.
b)
Because Cassius does not think Caesar is worthy to be king. Cassius thinks Caesar is no better than Cassius.
c)
Cassius thinks that Brutus will make a better ruler than Caesar.
d)
Brutus can not see his own worthiness so the will allow Cassius to show him.

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