WorksheetsJulius Caesar Acts 1 and 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Why do Marullus and Flavius scold the crowd at the beginning of Act 1?
The people are out on a workday celebrating Caesar.
The people are walking around barefoot.
The people are supportive of Pompey.
The people are drunk and sleeping in the streets.
Why are Marullus and Flavius punished later in Act 1?
They tore down all pro-Caesar decorations.
They were drunk and sleeping in the streets.
They were caught dealing legally in the slave trade.
They smelled bad.
What deceptive action does Cassius plan to use to convince Brutus that Caesar is dangerous?
He plans to write letters, allegedly from random Romans, saying Brutus is great and needs to take action against Caesar.
He plans to place the daggers used to kill Caesar in Brutus' house to blame the crime on Brutus unless Brutus agrees to join him.
He plans to tell everyone of the plan unless Brutus agrees to join.
He plans to send the other conspirators to Brutus' house to talk to Brutus about joining.
During the storm on March 13-14, Casac reports to Cicero that he saw many strange sites. What did he NOT see?
Women who looked like ghosts.
A man whose hand was on fire, but wasn't getting burned.
A lion just walking down the middle of the street.
An owl in the marketplace in the middle of the day.
Fish coming back to life.
In his soliloquy at the beginning of Act 2, Brutus compares Caesar to what?
A serpent's egg
A lion
A wolf
A Greek
After Brutus joins them, the conspirators make three suggestions. Which is NOT one of those three suggestions.
Kill Marc Antony
Involve Cicero
Take and oath
Bathe is Caesar's blood
Why does Brutus say the conspirators don't need to take an oath?
They say they are honest men, so their word should be enough.
You only need to swear an oath if they promise to swear on the Bible.
Brutus says only women swear oaths.
They already drank the secret drink, and so swearing an oath would be overkill. (No pun intended!)
Why does Brutus say the conspirators shouldn't involve Cicero?
He's too old and will probably die soon.
He's dying and won't be at the Capitol that day anyhow.
He never follows what others start.
He smells weird, and Brutus doesn't want him at his house.
Why does Brutus say the conspirators don't need to kill Antony?
He's so dumb he won't be able to retaliate.
He's useless without Caesar.
No one likes him, so the Romans won't ever chose him as a leader.
He died the night before.
What does Decius say to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate on March 15?
Calpurnia's dream is actually a good omen.
The Senate might not give Caesar the crown again if he doesn't show up that specific day.
He swears an oath that nothing bad will happen.
He says that they're going to have a party afterward, and Caesar loves a good party.
Whose duty was it to see that Caesar went to the Senate on March 15?
Brutus
Cassius
Casca
Decius Brutus
What excuse did Brutus give to Portia for his strange behavior?
He doesn't love her anymore.
He has been sick.
He thinks they should move to Greece and didn't want to tell her.
He is afraid because Cassius has been bullying him lately.
What did Portia do to prove she could keep a secret?
She stabbed herself in the thigh.
She drank poison.
She slit her wrists.
She died her hair a funky color.
What did the priest discover was wrong with the animal they sacrificed for Caesar the morning of the Ides of March?
It didn't have a heart.
It wouldn't die.
It had two hearts.
It smelled bad, which symbolizes success.
When the conspirator reinterprets Calpurnia’s dream
for Caesar, what kind of blood does he say is spouting form Caesar to make the dream seem more favorable and less frightening to Caesar?
life blood
candy blood
plasma
animal blood
Which character is going to attempt to warn Caesar as
Caesar makes his way to the Senate?
Artemidorus
Casca
Cassius
Cicero
Of whom was Caesar speaking in the follow
quotation:
Let me have men about me that are fat;
Sleek-headed men such as sleep o’nights.
Yond _________ has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.
Brutus
Cassius
Antony
Casca
What feast is being celebrated as the play begins?
Lupercal
Thanksgiving
The Feast of Seven Fishes
Passover
What is Caesar’s wife’s name?
Portia
Artemidorus
Julia Caesar
Calpurnia
Who offered the crown to Caesar three times in Act I?
Marc Antony
Cassius
Brutus
Trebonius
