WorksheetsJulius Caesar Review #4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which literary device is most evident? (Act 3, scene 1)
...tyranny is dead.
Hyperbole
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
Antony’s treatment of Lucilius:
Is merciless; Antony takes his anger out on Lucilius.
Is inconsistent; Antony wants Lucilius to keep questioning his motives.
Is financial; Antony intends to bribe Lucilius to spare his life.
Is strategic; Antony hopes to gain the trust of Lucilius.
In Act 5, Cassius acknowledges that he now:
Wishes he had listened to the Soothsayer’s advice.
Wishes he had never participated in the conspiracy against Caesar.
Wishes he had listened to the poet’s advice.
Is open to the idea that superstitions are real.
Brutus and Cassius:
Develop a plan to trick Antony into changing Caesar’s will.
Become more united in their shared hatred of Antony.
Get increasingly suspicious of each other’s intentions.
Turn on the rest of the conspirators in their group.
According to Antony, Lepidus:
Is the most intelligent of Antony’s alliance.
Is secretly working with Brutus.
Is the most talented poet in Italy.
Is going to be the scapegoat if plans go poorly.
Brutus asks his fellow citizens to believe him because:
Caesar was having an affair with his wife.
Caesar was planning to kill him.
He has an honorable reputation.
He is influential enough to have them punished.
After Caesar’s death, Antony apologizes:
To Cassius for causing him fear.
To Brutus for not contributing to the conspiracy.
To Caesar for being gracious toward his assassins.
To Caesar for not being able to take his place.
Whose dying words were "Caesar, thou art revenged, / Even with the sword that killed thee."
Cassius
Brutus
Titinius
Marc Antony
Artemidorus’s letter intends to:
Notify the senate of Caesar’s imminent arrival.
Outline Caesar’s final wishes should he die unexpectedly.
Warn Caesar of the pitfalls of his arrogance.
Reveal every detail of Brutus’s plot against Caesar.
Caesar compares himself to:
A Greek god.
The devil.
The moon.
A Trojan horse.
In his eulogy, Anthony:
Uses hypnosis to turn the public against Brutus and his men.
Uses his emotions to manipulate the public into resenting Brutus.
Uses logic and facts to outline why Brutus is dishonorable and Caesar was not ambitious.
Alludes to Greek mythology in order to warn the public about the dangers of arrogant villains like Brutus.
As the play opens, the crowds have gathered because it is
All Souls’ Day.
The Ides of March
Lemuria.
The Feast of Lupercal.
Cassius never gives into superstitious thinking throughout the play.
true
false
In the final Act, Titinius criticizes how rushed Brutus’s orders had been.
true
false
What is the significance of these words? -
O Rome, I make thee promise:
If the redress will follow, thou receivest
Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus.
Cassius expresses devastation just before offering himself to be killed by Brutus.
Brutus expresses his strong sense of patriotism.
Cassius has begun to come to terms with his personal fate.
Antony emphasizes his loyalty to a friend.
What is the context for this quote?
When beggars die there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
Antony emphasizes his loyalty to a friend.
Caesar takes pride in his stubbornness.
Calpurnia discerns a bad omen for her husband’s fate.
Brutus expresses his strong sense of patriotism.
Which literary device is most evident? (Act 2, scene 2)
Horses did neigh, and dying men did groan,
And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets.
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Which literary device is most evident? (Act 3, scene 1)
Hence! wilt thou lift up Olympus?
Metaphor
Assonance
Irony
Ambiguity
Which literary device is most evident? (Act 4, scene 3)
O, I could weep
My spirit from mine eyes!
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
Verbal irony
Alliteration
Which literary device is most evident? (Act 5, scene 4)
Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en, my lord.
hyperbole
oxymoron
anaphora
metaphor
