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Julius Caesar Final

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is happening at the opening of the play?

a)

The Romans are celebrating Caesar's demise

b)

The Romans are holding a funeral for Pompey

c)

The Romans are celebrating Caesar's defeat of Pompey

d)

The Romans are celebrating Saturnalia

2.
Combined with the actions of Cassius, the soothsayer’s warning suggests that…
a)
Brutus will be exiled
b)
Flavius will be arrested
c)
Caesar will be overthrown
d)
Calpurnia will have a child
3.
What does the soothsayer say to Caesar?
a)
Beware the Ides of March!
b)
Beware of your friends!
c)
Beware the Ides of April
d)
Beware of Calpurnia!
4.
Which character promised the other conspirators that he could persuade Caesar to get to the capital on the Ides of March?  
a)
Portia
b)
Cassius
c)
Brutus
d)
Decius
5.

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

6.
Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?
a)
Brutus
b)
Casca
c)
Cinna
d)
Antony
7.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.

Caesar's most loyal follower was

a)

Brutus

b)

Antony

c)

Cassius

d)

Casca

9.

What image does Brutus compare Caesar to in Act II? (Kill him in the shell!)

a)

a serpent's egg

b)

an eagle

c)

Rome

d)

Olympus

10.
Which character stabs themself in the thigh to prove that they can be trusted?
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Portia
c)
Decius
d)
Cassius
11.
In Act III, what does Calpurnia’s dream about Caesar mention?
a)
he dreams about people stabbing him.
b)
She dreams about a bull with no kidneys crying
c)
She dreams about a flood drowning Caesar
d)
She dreams that like a fountain blood spouts of Caesar and the people rejoice in it.
12.

Caesar yields to Calpurnia's wishes at first. Why does he change his mind and decide to go to the Senate meeting?

a)

His servants tell him that the priests say it is alright to go

b)

He knows his army is strong and will protect him

c)

He has seen a good luck omen in the sky

d)

Decius reinterprets Calpurnia's dream to entice Caesar to go to the meeting

13.
Who tries to get Caesar to read their letter of warning on Caesar's way to the Capitol?
a)
Soothsayer
b)
Portia
c)
Artemidorus
d)
Metellus Cimber
14.

Caesar says that he is "as constant as...

a)

two lions littered in the same day"

b)

the Northern star"

c)

Mount Olympus"

d)

Brutus"

15.
Brutus says that he loves Caesar but he loves ______ more.
a)
honor
b)
Portia
c)
Rome
d)
himself
16.

Brutus justifies his actions to the crowd by claiming that Caesar was too:

a)

weak.

b)

immoral.

c)

ambitious.

d)

noble.

17.
What is the famous first line of Antony’s speech?
a)
“To be or not to be, that is the question.”
b)
“Friends, countrymen, lovers, . . . . 
c)
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”
d)
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant taste of death but once.”
18.
When Antony first addresses the crowd, he...
a)
speaks favorably of Brutus and the conspirators
b)
speaks of Caesar's fine qualities
c)
encourages the crowd to avenge Caesar's death
d)
reads Caesar's will
19.
During his speech, Antony repeatedly uses sarcasm when he refers to the conspirators as 
a)
murderers
b)
honorable men
c)
friends
d)
liars
20.

Antony calls the stab wound Brutus delivered to Caesar the most:

a)

bloody treason.

b)

sensible action.

c)

comedic irony.

d)

unkindest cut of all.

21.

Brutus appeals to reason, and Antony appeals to

a)

justice

b)

emotion

c)

hubris

d)

tyranny

22.

Select all that apply.

Which persuasive tips can we take from Antony's speech?

a)

Have the last word (speak last)

b)

Use specific examples to connect with the people

c)

Speak the language of the people

d)

Stand above the people

e)

Speak in verse

23.

The poet that shares his name with one of the conspirators (and is killed because of this) is called:

a)

Cassius

b)

Casca

c)

Cinna

d)

Cicero

24.
What is the disagreement between Cassius and Brutus concerning battle strategy?
a)
Brutus thinks that they should fight in flying V pattern
b)
Brutus thinks that should fight in a box pattern
c)
Brutus thinks that should fight in Phillipi
d)
Brutus thinks that they should fight in Sardis
25.

Brutus' wife, Portia, has died by:

a)

stabbing herself.

b)

execution at Antony's hands.

c)

drowning herself.

d)

swallowing hot coals.

26.
What unexpected visitor comes when Brutus is about to fall asleep in Act IV?
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Caesar
c)
Cassius
d)
Antony
27.

What do Brutus and Cassius say to each other before going into battle against Antony and Octavius in Act V?

a)

We are the best Romans that have ever lived

b)

I love you

c)

Farewell

d)

We will probably die today, but let's give it a try.

28.
According to Marc Antony, why is Brutus better than the other conspirators?
a)
He died honorably
b)
He loved Rome
c)
He loved Calpurnia
d)
He hated Caesar
29.

What does the term hubris mean?

a)

iambic pentameter

b)

tyranny

c)

liberty

d)

excessive pride

30.

What is

"Cowards die many times before their deaths;

The valiant never taste of death but once."

an example of?

(Hint: check the syllables)

a)

tetrameter

b)

iambic pentameter

c)

rhyme

d)

simile