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Julius Caesar Act One Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The storm in Act 1 Scene 3 can serve a form of...

a)

pun

b)

foreshadowing

c)

dialogue

d)

allusion

2.
What is another name for "soothsayer?"
a)
trouble maker
b)
fortune teller
c)
cobbler
d)
story teller
3.
Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?
a)
Brutus
b)
Casca
c)
Cinna
d)
Antony
4.
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)
5.

"Ides" represents which day of the month?

a)

1st

b)

15th

c)

20th

d)

30th

6.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Caesar doesn't trust men who are ____?
a)
bald
b)
thin
c)
fat
d)
short
8.

Why were the citizens celebrating at the beginning of the play?

a)

It was the feast of the Lupercal and Caesar had returned.

b)

It was the Feast of the Dog

c)

Caesar had defeated Cassius.

d)

Caesar had accepted the crown offered to him by Antony.

9.

What did Caesar do after he was offered the crown?

a)

He fainted.

b)

He died shortly afterwards.

c)

He accepted it graciously.

d)

He asked Marc Antony to keep it safe for him.

10.

How did the conspirators convince Brutus to join their plot?

a)

They threw falsified letters through his window.

b)

They didn't, he refused.

c)

They got the people of Rome to talk to him.

d)

They told him that Caesar didn't like him.

11.
(Scene 3) Why is Brutus so necessary to the conspiracy?
a)
He has the keys to Caesar's house, which will allow the conspirators to sneak in.
b)
He will make a better king than Caesar.
c)
He can recruit Antony to join them.
d)
He will convince the people that the conspirators are acting for the good of Rome.
12.
(Scene 3) Which strange phenomena WAS NOT seen during the storm?
a)
A slave with his hand on fire
b)
A lion walking through the streets
c)
An owl hooting in the daytime
d)
A pack of wolves eating a sheep 
13.

(Scene 2) When Caesar tells Antony to do something, Antony says, "I shall remember / When Caesar says, 'do this,' it is performed." What does this tell us about Antony?

a)

Antony is annoyed by Caesar.

b)

Antony thinks Caesar has too much power.

c)

Antony respects and obeys Caesar.

d)

Antony is in love with Calpurnia.

14.

(Scene 1) What do Murellus and Flavius plan to do at the end of Scene 1 that results in them being "put to silence,"?

a)

Pull down the garlands and decorations from Caesar's statues around Rome

b)

Offend the cobbler, who lodges a complaint with Caesar

c)

Join the conspiracy against Caesar

d)

Dare each other to swim across the Tiber, a sacred river

15.
(Scene 3) Why is Brutus so necessary to the conspiracy?
a)
He has the keys to Caesar's house, which will allow the conspirators to sneak in.
b)
He will make a better king than Caesar.
c)
He can recruit Antony to join them.
d)
He will convince the people that the conspirators are acting for the good of Rome.