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WorksheetsJulius Caesar - Shakespeare
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 42mins
Who wrote the play Julius Caesar?
Tyler Perry
Sophocles
William Shakespeare
Kevin Hart
Brutus tells the crowd that he hated Caesar for his crimes against Rome.
True
False
Brutus says he killed Caesar because he loved....
Rome
Portia
Honor
Democracy
When Antony concludes his speech, the crowd sees Brutus and the other conspirators as enemies.
True
False
What part has been planned for Trebonius in the plot?
Distracts Caesar
Gets rid of the Soothsayer and Artemidorus
Distracts Antony
Calms the crowd
Who, according to Caesar, has been banished?
Brutus
Cassius
Octavius
Publius Cimber
Who do the citizens attack at the end of Act 3?
Brutus
Archimedes
Cinna
Casca
Before Julius Caesar is stabbed, he says that he is "constant as the Northern Star." Why does he say this?
Because he really likes astronomy
He is saying that he is brighter than everyone else
He is saying that his emotions and decisions are constant and cannot be moved by the senators' pleas and begging
He is saying that everything revolves around him just like everything revolves around the Northern Star
Who is the first person to stab Caesar, and who is the last person to stab him?
Casca first, Brutus last
Cassius first, Casca last
Brutus first, Cassius last
Everybody stabs at the same time
When Caesar is stabbed, he states the famous line "Et tu, Brute? - Then fall, Caesar"; what does this line mean?
And so on and so forth, Brutus.
What are you going to do about this, Brutus?
Will you avenge me, Brutus? Then fall, Caesar.
Even you are a part of this, Brutus? Then fall, Caesar.
When Marc Antony begins his speech, the people are hostile towards him; what is the first thing he does to get the crowd on his side?
He promises them money if they listen to him
He makes the people question whether or not Caesar really was ambitious like Brutus says he was
He immediately read them the will of Caesar
He begins his speech by showing them the dead body
In Antony's funeral speech from Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, why does he repeat the lines "But Brutus says he was ambitious; / And Brutus is an honorable man"?
to show his support for Brutus
to explain Brutus' decisions
to make people question Brutus' honor
to show his uncertainty about whose side he should be on
What impression of the plebeians does Shakespeare give in Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar?
They are intelligent and clever.
They respect all the nobles of Rome.
They do not care about politics.
They are easily manipulated.
Which of the following statements best describes how the Shakespeare builds tension?
Shakespeare uses situational irony; the reader knows about the plot but does not realize the true consequences of the conspirators' actions.
Shakespeare gradually raised the stakes of the conflict; as Cassius threatens, either Caesar dies or they will.
Shakespeare uses dramatic irony- the reader knows about the plot but Caesar does not- and this is emphasized by the attempts to warn Caesar, which he ignores.
Shakespeare implies, through suspenseful imagery, that the conspiracy has been found out and they will be stopped.
The planned military conflict in Act IV is between —
Antony, Brutus, and Lepidus on one side and Octavius on the other
Brutus and Cassius on one side and Antony and Octavius on the other
Brutus and Cassius
Antony and Octavius
An issue that stands between Cassius and Brutus is —
Cassius’s taking of bribes
Brutus’s guilt about Caesar’s death
the decision to fight at Philippi
Cassius’s mistrust of Messala
. In his treatment of Cassius, Brutus is characterized as —
arrogant and condescending
cynical and punishing
carefree and funloving
righteous but forgiving
Cassius and Brutus argue over where they should do battle with the triumvirate’s troops. How is this conflict resolved?
Cassius and Brutus agree to wait at Sardis for Antony’s troops.
As a gesture of friendship, Brutus decides to follow Cassius’s plan.
Not wanting further disagreement, Cassius embraces Brutus’s plan.
After initially opposing the plan to go to Philippi, Brutus agrees.
What happens to Portia?
An emissary of Antony’s poisons her.
She is silenced when she tries to warn Brutus about Cassius
She tells Brutus that she will see him at Philippi.
She takes her life.
What happens during Brutus and Cassius' fight?
Cassius pulls out his dagger and offers Brutus his life
Cassius threatens to kill Brutus, but holds back out of respect for Portia
A poet bursts in and manages to get between them and break up the fight
A messenger arrives with news that Antony has created an army
Lepidus and Titinius stand guard outside the tent
What happens at the end of Act IV?
Brutus and Octavius begin marching their army south to Philippi, where they will face Cassius and Antony on the battlefield.
Brutus sends a message to Cassius to begin marching the army to Philippi.
Brutus sends a message to Cassius about his vision of Caesar's ghost
Brutus rethinks his plan of attack, and decides it is better to wait and let Antony's army come to him
Cassius sees what as a bad omen for his cause and life?
It has rained all morning the day of the battle.
Two eagles leaving their army and being replaced by circling birds of prey.
His clock stopped ticking the night before.
He keeps seeing a vision of Caesar in the clouds.
What literary device is in action when Cassius is talking about the omen he has experienced?
a pun
anachronism
parallelism
foreshadowing
What does Brutus say he does not see himself doing should they lose the battle?
returning to Sardis
committing suicide
fleeing the Roman empire and assuming a new identity
admitting they were wrong
Cassius is upset at the very beginning of Act V, scene 3 because:
His own men are fleeing, having lost faith in the cause.
The Sardians are attacking them from the rear.
Brutus has sent word to him to never speak to him again.
Titinius has betrayed him.
What does Pindarus see happening to Titinius?
He's been killed in battle by Antony.
He seems to be succumbing to heatstroke.
He is overtaken by soldiers who have chased after him.
His horse rears up and topples over on top of him.
What does Cassius ask Pindarus to do?
Stab him as Cassius covers his own face so as to not see death coming.
Marry his only daughter should they make it out of the battle alive.
Run back to their campsite to collect something Cassius forgot.
Run out to help Titinius.
What are we supposed to, as the audience, see about Cassius in the way he dies?
He was brave and strong-willed.
He was, ultimately, only concerned for others.
He was an excellent friend.
He was a coward.
Who kills himself believing his act to honor Cassius and their cause?
Pindarus
Messala
Titinius
Cato
Who impersonates Brutus to be captured as a decoy, allowing Brutus time to escape?
Cato
Messala
Tininius
Lucilius
What is Brutus asking his best men to help him accomplish?
his own suicide
getting intel on their adversaries
burying Portia
becoming king
The only one of Brutus' men who does not turn down his request for help is:
Volumnius
Strato
Messala
Clitus
What are we, as the audience, supposed to feel about Brutus based on the way he died?
He was brave and strong-willed.
He was a coward.
He was an excellent friend.
He was mean and hateful.
What does Antony admit he feels about Brutus alone out of all the conspirators?
He was the only one who killed Caesar for his own personal interests.
He was the only one who killed Caesar for believing it was the good of Rome.
He was the only one who killed Caesar who was a good soldier.
He was the only one who killed Caesar who didn't like Antony himself.
