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WorksheetsJulius Caesar: Act I & II Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is being celebrated at the time Caesar returns to Rome in Act I?
The ides of March
The sports that are about to be played
Caesar's great victories in war
Caesar's return home
Why doesn't Caesar heed the soothsayer's warning about the Ides of March at the beginning of Act I?
He is arrogant.
He doesn't hear him.
He doesn't know how.
He can't understand the Soothsayer.
What did the conspirators fear? In other words, why do they refuse to support Caesar?
Betrayal - They feel that people will not be honest with the people of Rome.
Incompetence - They fear that Caesar is not competent enough to rule a country.
Violence - They fear Caesar will encourage more war and bring violence to the people.
Omnipotence - They fear Caesar will become too powerful and feel superior to the people.
What question is Brutus pondering at the opening of Act II?
If he should go out in the storm to secretly meet Cassius.
He is trying to decide whether he should join the conspiracy and kill Caesar.
When he will kill Marc Antony.
If he will attend the Ides of March celebration in the morning.
Who is Calphurnia?
Brutus' wife.
Caesar's wife.
Cassius's wife.
Casca's wife.
Calphurnia pleads with Caesar in a scene that resembles the conversations with Brutus and Portia. What is similar about these conversations?
Both of the women are angry with their husbands.
Both of the men are hiding something.
Both of the women sense something and are concerned.
Both of the men are angry with their wives.
Which of the following pieces of textual evidence BEST supports the reason Caesar changed his mind and decided NOT to stay home with Calphurnia in Act II?
"If you shall send them word you will not come, their minds may be changed."
An you have explained it well."
"This dream is wrongly interpreted. It is a vision fair and fortunate.
"Someone will mock you and say,...Lo, Caesar is afraid?"
Artemidorus writes a letter in order to:
Change Brutus' mind.
Warn Caesar.
Tell Portia what's going on.
Explain to the Senators why Caesar shouldn't be crowned.
At the end of the act, Portia sends a servant to the Capitol to:
Take Brutus his dagger.
Bring Brutus home
See what's going on.
Warn Caesar.
What is symbolism?
Using what you know and what you read to come to a logical conclusion
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
It is when an author uses an object, animal, color, part of nature, etc. to represent a bigger, deeper idea.
The writer describes a person intently watching a bird fly overhead. What is the bird symbolizing?
freedom
knowledge
the chosen one
birth
What is Dramatic Irony
When one thing is expected and the opposite happens
When, we, the readers know what is going to happen but the characters do not.
When one thing is said but the opposite is meant
Sarcasm
In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
not irony
Situational Irony is
Saying one thing and meaning the opposite
The characters do not know but the reader does
Expecting one thing and getting the opposite
An example of situational irony is:
"I never broke open a safe in my live"
Going to a tree to get saved and getting killed insetad
When you know one of the characters is crazy but the people in the book do not.
Verbal Irony is:
One thing is expected and the opposite happens
One thing is said but the opposite is true
Sarcasm
When the reader knows something that the characters do not know.
An example of verbal irony is
Killing your husband when you are to "kill someone you do not know."
Lamb to the Slaughter
When we know why Mrs Mallard reacts the way she does
