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Julius Caesar

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
Octavius was
a)
a conspirator
b)
Caesar's nephew
c)
Brutus's son
d)
a senator
2.
Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?
a)
Brutus is respected y the people
b)
Brutus knows the Capitol and can plan the ambush
c)
Brutus is wealthy
d)
Bruts has command of an army
3.
Brutus decides to kill Caesar because
a)
Caesar is a tryant
b)
Caesar has learned of the plot
c)
Caesar might turn into a tyrant
d)
Caesar already ahs too much power.
4.
How does Decius get Caesar to the Capitol? 
a)
trickery
b)
pleading
c)
a bribe
d)
flattery
5.
Caesar ignores all of the warnings because
a)
he does not trust the augerers
b)
he feels invincible
c)
he trusts Calpurnia
d)
he trusts Marc Antony
6.
Who stabs CAesar first?
a)
Brutus
b)
Cinna
c)
Casca
d)
Cassius
7.
What conspirator gives Caesar the "unkindest cut of all"? 
a)
Cassius
b)
Brutus
c)
Casca
d)
Mettellus Cimber
8.
Who did not want Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral?
a)
Cassius
b)
Brutus
c)
Octavius
d)
Antony
9.

What dream does Calpurnia have?

a)

Brutus stabbed Caesar in the back

b)

A statue ran with Caesar's blood

c)

Caesar didn't accept the crown

d)

Antony betrayed Caesar

10.

Who is the last person to stab Caesar?

a)

Casca

b)

Brutus

c)

Cassius

d)

Calpurnia

11.

How does Antony turn the people against Brutus and Cassius?

a)

He makes a persuasive speech showing how they acted dishonorably

b)

He turns the other members of the conspiracy against Brutus and Cassius

c)

He buys the people of Rome expensive gifts

d)

He bribes the soothsayer

12.

A soothsayer warns Caesar to beware of

a)

September 1

b)

December 1

c)

March 15

d)

February 15

13.

At the end of the play, Antony says what about Brutus?

a)

No one, including Caesar, ever truly like him

b)

He was a liar and a thief

c)

he should have been king

d)

He had honorable intentions

14.

What favor does Antony ask of the conspirators?

a)

That he be allowed to speak at Caesar's funeral

b)

That he be the one to tell Calpurnia about Caesar's death

c)

That they take him in as one of them

15.

What favor does Antony ask of the conspirators?

a)

That he be allowed to speak at Caesar's funeral

b)

That he be the one to tell Calpurnia about Caesar's death

c)

That they take him in as one of them

16.

Who speaks first at Caesar's funeral?

a)

Antony

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Brutus

17.

After Brutus's speech, what do the people think?

a)

That Caesar was an evil tyrant who had to die

b)

That Brutus is a cruel murderer who deserves punishment

c)

That Antonyu is a coward who should be exiled

18.

After Antony's speech, what do the people think?

a)

That Caesar was not really a good leader

b)

That Brutus is a cruel murderer who deserves punishment

c)

That Antony is a coward who should be exiled

19.

Who tries to give a letter to Caesar?

a)

Popilius

b)

Trebonius

c)

Artemidorus

20.
Brutus says that he loves Caesar but he loves ______ more.
a)
honor
b)
Portia
c)
Rome
d)
himself
21.
During his speech, Antony repeatedly uses sarcasm when he refers to the conspirators as 
a)
murderers
b)
honorable men
c)
friends
d)
liars
22.
To what decision does Brutus come in his orchard?  Why?
a)
He decides to stay loyal to Caesar and to warn him of the conspirators' plot because he believes that Caesar has Rome's best interests at heart.
b)
He decides to remain neutral because he does not fully trust the conspirators or Caesar.
c)
He decides to join the conspiracy to murder Caesar because he thinks Caesar will abuse his power if he is crowned.
d)
He decides to leave the city and go into hiding.
23.
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 the priests said it was alright for him to go.
b)
He knows that his army is strong and will protect him.
c)
He has seen a good luck omen in the sky.  He thinks it is stronger than Calpurnia's dreams.
d)
Decius reinterprets Calpurnia's dreams to entice Caesar to go to the meeting.
24.

Who wrote the play Julius Caesar?

a)

Tyler Perry

b)

Sophocles

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Kevin Hart

25.

True of False - Cassius commits suicide because he miscontsrued what was happening in the battle and thought they were losing.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
Where did the battle take place?
a)
Rome
b)
Egypt
c)
Actium
d)
Philippi
27.
What is the warning of the soothsayer to Caesar?
a)
Beware of the Ides of March
b)
Beware of your friends
c)
Beware of Pompey
d)
Beware of the Feast of Lupercal
28.
What is the name of Caesar's wife?
a)
Portia
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Maria
d)
Anne
29.

What is a "triumvirate?"

a)

three people with equal power

b)

two people with equal power

c)

a nickname for the Roman army

d)

the Carthaginian general who invaded Italy

30.
Why did Brutus say, "Render me worthy of this noble wife!"?
a)
He feels badly.  He knows he has not been attentive to his wife lately.
b)
He wants to keep his plan a secret from his wife because she will be angry.
c)
Portia has shown her concern for him and insists on sharing his emotional burden.
d)
Portia approves of his plan and offers to help.
31.

Why do the conspirators bathe their hands in Caesar's blood?

a)

To show that they were murderers

b)

To fulfill what the Soothsayer warned him of

c)

To make it seem like a sacrifice

32.

Why does Antony grieve after Caesar's death and then pledges allegiance (loyalty) to the conspirators?

a)

Both his grief and pledge are sincere

b)

His grief is sincere, but his loyalty is not sincere

c)

Both are insincere because he doesn't want to be suspected

33.

When Popilius says to Caesar, "I wish your enterprise today may thrive," Cassius realizes...

a)

that no one except the conspirators know about the plan.

b)

that Popilius wants to join the conspiracy

c)

the plan of the conspiracy has gotten out to the Roman people and some support it.

34.

How does Caesar respond to Metellus Cimber's request about his brother?

a)

He says he will consider it after he is crowned that day.

b)

He says that since he is so high up in power, his decision is final and as constant as the Northern Star.

c)

He sends Metellus to go bring his brother back to Rome.

35.

Who is Octavius Caesar and where is he?

a)

He is Caesar's brother and is waiting outside of Rome to come in.

b)

He is Caesar's nephew/adopted son and is waiting outside of Rome to come in.

c)

He is Caesar's cousin and has been banished to a different country.

36.

What document does Antony share with the Roman mob?

a)

Caesar's journal

b)

Caesar's will

c)

Brutus' will

37.
Why did Antony run away from the Capitol at first?
a)
Didn't want to die
b)
Went to get help
c)
Went to get a dagger to join them
38.

Who does the riot kill at the end of Act 3?

a)

Cinna

b)

Cinna the Poet

c)

Casca

d)

Brutus

39.
How has Calpurnia's nightmare come true?
a)
It did not come true; she is just a crazy wife. 
b)
Ceasar's body was stabbed many times by the conspirators. 
c)
The heartless sacrifice predicted evil events in Rome. 
d)
Calpurnia did not have a nightmare; it was Portia, and Caesar was stabbed to death. 
40.
What did Caesar leave the people in his will?
a)
money for each citizen, private gardens and orchards
b)
nothing, he really would have become a tyrant
c)
a park set aside for a statue of him to be honored
d)
his silver, gold, and precious works of art
41.

Who says, "Et tu, Brute?" which is Latin for, "You too, Brutus?"

a)

Antony

b)

Cassius

c)

Caesar

42.
The storm in Act 1, scene iii can serve as what?
a)
pun
b)
foreshadowing
c)
dialogue
d)
allusion
43.
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)
44.
How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
45.
Which word does NOT describe Brutus?
a)
thoughtful
b)
patient
c)
respected
d)
aggressive
46.
Above all else, what is most important to Brutus?
a)
Rome & Romans
b)
His own power
c)
Money
d)
Pleasing Caesar
47.
What's the weather like the night the conspirators meet to plan the attack on Caesar?
a)
stormy
b)
hot
c)
humid
d)
icy
48.

Tells a story about Caesar almost drowning in the Tiber River to portray Caesar as weak

a)

Brutus

b)

Cassius

c)

Casca

d)

Antony

49.

Ignores a warning about March 15

a)

Cassius

b)

Caesar

c)

Brutus

d)

Casca

50.

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,/but in ourselves, that we are underlings." According to Cassius, who is to blame for Caesar's rise to power?

a)

Destiny, which no one can avoid

b)

Caesar's mad desire for power

c)

Romans like Cassius and Brutus

d)

Inferior people like Flavius and Marullus

51.

How would you paraphrase the following advice that Brutus gives the conspirators about their plot in Act II, scene i? "Hide it in smiles and affability..."

a)

Keep the plot a secret by acting friendly and normal.

b)

Hide a copy of the secret plans with a smiling neighbor.

c)

Reach out with smiles to anyone who can help us.

d)

Be pleasant when you announce our plot to the public.

52.

When Caeasar says the following words, what personal characteristics does he convey?

"Cowards die many times before their deaths;/ The valiant never taste of death but once./ Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,/ It seems to me most strange that men should fear,/ Seeing that death, a necessary end,/ Will come when it will come."

a)

He seems reckless and wild.

b)

He seems timid and superstitious.

c)

He seems sneaky and suspicious.

d)

He seems brave and dignified.

53.

What does Antony mean when he tells the crowd that a good speaker could accomplish the following deed? "Put a tongue/ in every wound of Caesar's that should move/ The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny."

a)

A good speaker could convince Romans to seek vengeance for Caesar's death

b)

A good speaker could make Romans wail and weep for Caesar's tragic fate.

c)

A good speaker could improve the stones that were used in the streets of Rome.

d)

A good speaker could convince Romans that Caesar was will alive in some sense.

54.

If you "read between the lines", what does Brutus mean when he says the following to Cassius in Act IV, scene ii? "Before the eyes of both our armies/(Which should perceive nothing but love from us)/Let us not wrangle."

a)

Let us not fight in front of our men, or they might lose faith in us.

b)

Let us ask our men to take a vote on which one of us is right.

c)

Let us not let our men see how friendly we are, or they might envy us.

d)

Let us hold a contest between our men to see who has better fighters.

55.

What conflict do Brutus and Cassius have about Philippi?

a)

Cassius wants to go there to fight Antony; Brutus wants to wait.

b)

Brutus wants to go there to fight Antony; Cassius wants to wait.

c)

Cassius wants to make peace with Antony there; Brutus does not.

d)

Brutus wants to make peace with Antony there; Cassius does not.

56.

On what plan of action does Cassius and Brutus finally agree?

a)

They agree to wait for the enemies to come to them.

b)

They agree to surrender to Antony at Philippi.

c)

They agree to march to Philippi to fight their enemies.

d)

They agree to retreat to Rome and defend the Senate.

57.

What is Brutus' tragic flaw?

a)

He trusts everyone.

b)

He suspects everyone.

c)

He acts without thinking.

d)

He thinks instead of acting.

58.

According to Antony, why was Brutus a better man than Cassius?

a)

Brutus was braver.

b)

Brutus was smarter.

c)

Brutus acted out of honor.

d)

Brutus refused to give up.

59.

Why is Brutus considered a tragic hero?

a)

He was bad, but many people loved him anyway.

b)

He was noble, but his own flaws caused his downfall.

c)

He never made any mistakes and sacrificed himself.

d)

He did what his friend Cassius asked him to do.

60.

How does Portia die?

a)

She dies from a broken heart

b)

She takes her own life

c)

She is murdered by a plebian

d)

Antony murders her