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"Julius Caesar" Main Characters and Drama Terms Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The chain of events that makes up a story is its:

a)

Plot

b)

Protagonist

c)

Antagonist

d)

Exposition

2.

Who is Caesar's right-hand man and loyal supporter, the one he asks to touch his wife during the festival in order to cure her?

a)

Brutus

b)

Cassius

c)

Antony

d)

Portia

3.

A long, important speech by one character expressing their feelings or thought to others on stage is called:

a)

Monologue

b)

Exposition

c)

Characterisation

d)

Situational irony

4.

I am loyal to my country more to my friend, Caesar. I have a very difficult decision to make before March 15th.

a)

Brutus

b)

Casssius

c)

Portia

d)

Scooby Doo

5.

When the audience knows something is about to happen, before a character does, this is called:

a)

Situational irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Soliloquy

d)

An aside

6.

I am a Roman general, and my people love me after I defeat Pompey to become the sole ruler of Rome. But maybe I have TOO much power now?

a)

Cassius

b)

Caesar

c)

Brutus

d)

Antony

7.

A story’s conflict is created through the actions of the ___ as they work against the hero.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Your face. Ha!

c)

Some other dude...?

d)

Antagonist

8.

The story’s conflict, characters, and setting are introduced in the beginning, which is called the...?

a)

Resolution

b)

Antagonist

c)

Rising action

d)

Exposition

9.

When the prince and princess ride off into the sunset together to live happily ever after, and the story's plot is wrapped up, this is called the... ?

a)

Dramatic irony

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

10.

I am Brutus' wife, and I demand he tell me why he has been so upset lately.

a)

Caesar

b)

Cassius

c)

Antony

d)

Portia

11.

When the plot starts to get more complex, and the conflicts facing the characters get a bit more intense, this is called the:

a)

Rising action

b)

Falling action

c)

Resolution

d)

None of these are correct

12.

The greatest moment of tension in a play, when the main character must make a difficult decision for better or worse:

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Monologue

13.

When Brutus speaks to himself, alone in his garden, about whether he should help kill Caesar or not, this is an example of a:

a)

Climax

b)

Resolution

c)

Situational irony

d)

Soliloquy

14.

When a character makes a quiet remark to the audience or another actor, off to the side where no one else on stage can hear it, this is an example of:

a)

An aside

b)

A monologue

c)

A taboo

d)

Verbal irony

15.

I am the main conspirator who tries to turn Brutus to my cause.

a)

Caesar

b)

Cassius

c)

Portia

d)

Antony