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WorksheetsJulius Caesar Quiz Act II
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
On what day does Act II begin?
Feb 15/16
Feb 16/17
March 14/15
April 14/15
Why does Brutus decide to join the conspiracy against Caesar?
He wants to protect
Rome from tyranny.
He hopes to become king himself.
He seeks revenge for
Pompey's death.
He wants to see Cassius on the throne.
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…." [Act II, Scene i, l. 82]
Keep the plot secret by acting friendly and normal.
Hide a copy of the secret plans with a smiling neighbor.
Reach out with smiles to anyone who can help us.
Be pleasant when you announce our plot to the public.
The conspiracy members agree not to attack Mark Antony. Why do they make this decision?
They cannot be sure that Antony will be at the Senate that day.
They fear that Antony will appear with armed troops that day.
They are afraid of turning public opinion against them.
They hope that Antony will agree to take the throne.
Why do the conspirators want Caesar to go to the Senate on the ides of March?
so that they can
accuse him of tyranny
so that they can have
soldiers arrest him
so that they can kidnap him
so that they can kill him
Which is the best paraphrase of the following line?
For he is superstitious grown of late …. [Act II, Scene i, l. 195]
Lately, he has become
someone who listens to omens.
Later, he will know it was important to listen to omens.
He was told by omens to try to avoid being late.
Lately, he was using information from omens to gain power.
Why does Calpurnia ask Caesar not to go to the Senate?
She has heard rumors of a dangerous conspiracy.
She feels sick and needs his loving attention.
She believes her
frightening dreams are bad omens.
She knows that Caesar is going to demand the crown.
When Caesar 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. (Act II, Scene ii, ll. 32–37)
He seems reckless, wild and somewhat greedy.
He seems timid and superstitious.
He seems sneaky and suspicious.
He seems brave yet somewhat egotistical
How does Decius persuade Caesar to go to the Senate?
He says the Senators are planning to offer Caesar the crown.
He says there is a dangerous plot that only Caesar can stop.
He accuses Caesar of being a coward who is controlled by Calpurnia.
He accuses Calpurnia of being part of a conspiracy to keep Caesar home.
At the end of Act II, what plans do Artemidorus and the soothsayer have?
They both want to warn Caesar that he is in danger.
They both want to warn Brutus that the plot is wrong.
They both want to warn Calpurnia to keep Caesar at home.
They both want to warn Portia that Brutus is in danger.
When Cassius invites the conspirators to "swear our resolution," what does he mean?
"swear our respectfulness"
"swear our determination"
"swear our secrecy"
"swear our allegiance"
When Brutus says that Caesar's power may be augmented, what does he mean?
It may decrease
It may increase
It may last forever
It may end suddenly
Portia uses all of the following to convince Brutus to talk to her EXCEPT
reminding him of who her father was
flattery
harming herself
reminding him of what he's always told their daughters
He is the character most conflicted with the idea
of killing Caesar
Cassius
Brutus
Cinna
Antony
In this act he starts moving from the leader of the conspirators to a co-conspirator
Cassius
Brutus
Casca
Cinna
In Act II, scene i, he uses a metaphor involving a poisonous snake (that's still in the egg) to describe Caesar
Brutus
Cassius
Cinna
Casca
Which of the following best describes Portia at the end of Act II when she’s talking with Lucius?
ambivalent
anxious
apathetic
annoyed
His marriage is more egalitarian (equal) and the one with which a modern audience would most identify.
Caesar
Brutus
Antony
Cassius
He is referred to as a “the limb of Caesar”
Brutus
Cassius
Octavius
Antony
He sleeps peacefully – Brutus is envious of his non-conflicted state of mind.
Cassius
Antony
Lucius
Artemidorus
