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Julius Caesar Act I-II

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the job of a soothsayer?

a)

trouble maker

b)

fortune teller

c)

cobbler

d)

story teller

2.

Who does Cassius try to convince to overthrow Caesar?

a)

Brutus

b)

Casca

c)

Cinna

d)

Antony

3.

Caesar is warned to beware of what?

a)

The meeting at the Senate

b)

The ides of March

c)

Cassius and Brutus

d)

The ides of May

4.

How many times was Caesar offered the crown and by who?

a)

3, Roman People

b)

2, Antony

c)

3, Antony

d)

4, Brutus

5.
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.
6.
Of what does Calpurnia try to convince Caesar?
a)
Her dreams are omens of tragedy, and he should not go to the Senate meeting.
b)
Her spies have told her that there is a plot against Caesar.
c)
There is going to be a terrible earrthquake, and he should cancel the Senate meeting.
d)
He should let her and the other wives be present for his coronation.
7.
What does the note Artemidorus wants to give to Caesar say?
a)
It is a speech for Caesar to deliver at the coronation.
b)
It is a letter from Calpurnia.  She apologizes and sends her love.
c)
It warns Caesar of the conspiracy and names the conspirators.
d)
It is a note from one of the senators who will not be at the meeting.
8.

Who wrote the play Julius Caesar?

a)

Tyler Perry

b)

Sophocles

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Kevin Hart

9.

Caesar doesn't trust men who what?

a)

bald

b)

think

c)

eat

d)

plot

10.

What is Portia concerned with in Act II?

a)

What is on Brutus's mind and why men came to visit him

b)

Her relationship with her father, Cato

c)

The political situation in Rome and Caesar's power

d)

The weather and harlots

11.

Why does Cassius flatter Brutus?

a)

He wants Brutus to leave Rome so Caesar will retire.

b)

He fears that Brutus may try to kill him or Casca.

c)

He needs Brutus to support his plot against Caesar.

12.

Who is clearly an enemy of Caesar throughout the beginning of the play?

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Casca

c)

Brutus

d)

Cassius

13.
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)
14.

What metaphor does Cassius use to describe Caesar's relationship with the people of Rome?

a)

He compares Caesar to a shepherd herding his sheep.

b)

He compares Caesar to a bird who is feeding its babies.

c)

He compares Caesar to a disease that has infected Rome.

d)

He compared Caesar to a wolf and the people to sheep.

15.

What is the primary purpose of including the first scene with Flavius and Marullus?

a)

Establish a tone of anger and tension in Rome

b)

Ease the audience into the language of Shakespeare

c)

Make fun of the plebians

d)

Appeal to the humor of an audience through jokes

16.

What festival is happening at the opening of the play?

a)

Rome's Independence Day

b)

The Lupercal Festival

c)

Lupin Day

d)

Caesar's Birthday

17.

"It's Greek to me" means...

a)

I am dumb

b)

I do not know what he is saying

c)

I do not agree with the statement

18.

Why does Cassius believe the terrible weather is occurring at the top of Scene 2?

a)

The gods are angry with the conspirators

b)

It is a rare summer with poor elements

c)

The gods are upset with Caesar and sending omens

d)

It is paralleling Rome's poor government at the time

19.

Who else do the conspirators consider killing?

a)

Cicero

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Brutus

d)

Antony

20.

What type of government does Rome have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

21.

What word would Cassius NOT use to describe Caesar?

a)

Weak

b)

Ordinary

c)

Exciting

d)

Power Hungry

22.

Who were the three members of the First Triumvirate?

a)

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus

b)

Octavian, Lepidus, Mark Antony

c)

Cleopatra, Ptolemy, and Julius Caesar

d)

Cicero, Cato, and Augustus Caesar

23.

How are doing with understanding Shakespeare's language on the scale below?

a)

1 - Not great, I am lost even when we are doing it altogether

b)

2 - Ok, I can understand when I am working with you leading

c)

3 - Good, I could do it on my own and be mostly successful

d)

4- Great, I could do it alone and lead others in understanding too

24.

How are doing with interpreting character's motives and understanding their traits?

a)

1 - Not great, I am lost even when we are doing it altogether

b)

2 - Ok, I can understand when I am working with you leading

c)

3 - Good, I could do it on my own and be mostly successful

d)

4- Great, I could do it alone and lead others in understanding too

25.

Which word best characterizes Brutus?

a)
courageous
b)
treacherous
c)
loyal
d)
honorable