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Total questions: 80

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Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was William Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Birmingham

c)

Stratford-upon-Avon

d)

Manchester

2.

How many children did William Shakespeare and his wife have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

In what year was Shakespeare born?

a)

1564

b)

1616

c)

1758

d)

1901

4.

Who did Shakespeare marry?

a)

Judith Sadler

b)

Susanna Hall

c)

Anne Hathaway

d)

Mary Queen of Scots

5.

What year did Shakespeare die?

a)

1599

b)

1616

c)

1723

d)

1842

6.
Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
William
c)
George
d)

Elizabeth I

7.
Shakespeare's plays were performed at this theatre...
a)
The Oval
b)
The Globe
c)
The Horseshoe
d)
The Colosseum 
8.
In Shakespeare's time all of the actors were men.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

The groundlings, who were the poorest audience members, stood in what part of the Globe?

a)

The Upper Stage

b)

The "Heavens"

c)

The Roof

d)

The Pit

10.

Why was Caesar disliked by some Romans?

a)

They wanted Pompey to rule instead

b)

They did not want a rich man to take power

c)

They thought he was too violent

d)

They did not want a king to rule free Romans

11.

What is a triumvirate?

a)

Triangle-shaped crown

b)

Horse-drawn carriage

c)

A person who betrays another person

d)

Three-man government

12.
Why did the Senate not like Julius Caesar?
a)
He was too handsome
b)
He kept losing battles
c)

He and Pompey were too close

d)
He was getting too popular and powerful
13.

Where was the Globe Theatre?

a)

Stratford, England

b)

London, England

c)

Rome, Italy

d)

Paris, France

14.

Rome was ruled by which of the following branches? Choose all that apply.

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

Consuls

d)

Judges

e)

Monarchy

15.

Caesar was elected Emperor for life.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In the opening scene of the play, why are the citizens lining the streets?

a)

To welcome Caesar to Rome

b)

To protest against Caesar

c)

To celebrate Pompey's triumph

d)

To see a parade

17.

In the beginning of the play, why does Cinna want to drive away the crowd?

a)

To prevent them from celebrating Caesar

b)

To protect Caesar from the crowd

c)

To maintain order in the streets

d)

To show his loyalty to Pompey

18.

Why does Caesar refuse the crown three times?

a)

He fears the power it represents

b)

He wants to appear humble

c)

He believes he is not worthy

d)

He wants to please the crowd

19.

What happens to Cinna the poet?

a)

He is killed by the mob.

b)

He is arrested by the soldiers.

c)

He escapes from the crowd.

d)

He is praised by the citizens.

20.

Who is described as 'the noblest Roman of them all' in the ending scene?

a)

Caesar

b)

Antony

c)

Brutus

d)

Cassius

21.
Who was Caesar NOT very popular with?
a)
Poor citizens
b)
His Soldiers
c)
The Senate
d)

His wife

22.

Who was NOT in the First Triumvirate?

a)

Caesar

b)

Octavius

c)

Crassus

d)

Pompey

23.

The Senate was selected by the Common People

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Match the following following picture to the correct vocabulary word.

a)

Soothsayer

b)

Coffer

c)

Mutiny

d)

Exigent

e)

Clamor

25.

Match the following following picture to the correct vocabulary word.

a)

Soothsayer

b)

Coffer

c)

Mutiny

d)

Exigent

e)

Clamor

26.

Match the following following picture to the correct vocabulary word.

a)

Interred

b)

Coffer

c)

Mutiny

d)

Exigent

e)

Pulpit

27.

Match the following following picture to the correct vocabulary word.

a)

Interred

b)

Coffer

c)

Mutiny

d)

Exigent

e)

Pulpit

28.

Match the following following picture to the correct vocabulary word.

a)

Interred

b)

Thrice

c)

Mutiny

d)

Wrath

e)

Pulpit

29.

  1. __________ is used to describe horrible things like tragedies or crimes.

a)

Grievous

b)

Pardon

c)

Compel

d)

Exigent

30.

  1. When you describe something as ________, you are saying it requires attention: it can't be ignored.

a)

grievous

b)

pardon

c)

compel

d)

exigent

31.

  2. A __________ ​ is a rebellion against authority, like when sailors overthrow the captain of a ship or when a class of 8th graders refuses to dissect a frog in biology class.

a)

munity

b)

prophecy

c)

conspirator

d)

flourish

32.

Caesar's wife

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Lepidus

c)

Casca

d)

Cinna the poet

e)

Portia

33.

Antony's ally

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Lepidus

c)

Casca

d)

Cinna the poet

e)

Portia

34.

Delivers the first blow

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Lepidus

c)

Casca

d)

Cinna the poet

e)

Portia

35.

What does Calpurnia want her husband to do?

a)

confide in her

b)

retire from the Senate

c)

stop cheating on her

d)

stay home

36.

What does Casca say Caesar did when offered the crown?

a)

He accepted it eagerly

b)

He rejected it politely

c)

He hesitated but eventually accepted

d)

He rejected it regretfully

37.

What is the time setting of the scene in Brutus's orchard?

a)

Midday

b)

Early afternoon

c)

Late evening

d)

Middle of the night

38.

What does Antony say about Caesar in his speech?

a)

He was ambitious

b)

He was a tyrant

c)

He was a noble Roman

d)

He was a traitor

39.

How do the citizens react to Brutus' speech at the funeral?

a)

Shocked; they are surprised by his reason

b)

Angrily; they want to kill him

c)

Joyfully; they want to make him Caesar

d)

Confused; they don't know who to believe

40.

In Antony's speech at the funeral, he says, "Brutus is_______________ ."

a)
a traitor to Rome and Caesar
b)
right in his actions
c)
an honorable man
d)
the person who should be the new leader
41.

When_______ ​died, ________ was worried that ___________ was getting too popular.

​

a)

Crassus, Pompey, Caesar

b)

Pompey, Crassus, Caesar

c)

Pompey, Antony, Portia

d)

Pompey, Casca, Antony

42.

What was the first play performed at the Globe theater?

a)

Romeo & Juliet

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Much Ado About Nothing

d)

Macbeth

43.

Artemidorus

a)

warns Caesar about nightmares of his death

b)

warns Caesar about the Ides of March

c)

warns Caesar about the assignation attempt with letter

44.

Soothsayer

a)

warns Caesar about nightmares of his death

b)

warns Caesar about the Ides of March

c)

warns Caesar about the assignation attempt with letter

45.

Decius Brutus

a)

job is to get Caesar to the senate

b)

orders citizen to leave and takes down decorations

c)

wants to kill Antony along with Caesar

46.

Cassius

a)

job is to get Caesar to the senate

b)

orders citizen to leave and takes down decorations

c)

wants to kill Antony along with Caesar

47.

Caesar is offered the crown _ times.

(a)  

48.

What does Portia want her husband to do?

a)

confide in her.

b)

retire from the Senate.

c)

stop cheating on her.

d)

make more money.

49.

True or False: Cassius and Brutus win the final fight.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What items were in in Caesar's will? Select all that apply.

a)

houses

b)

money

c)

orchards

d)

gardens

e)

horses

51.

What was NOT a condition of Antony speaking at Caesar' funeral?

a)

must speak second

b)

same location

c)

cannot say anything bad

d)

must name Brutus, Caesar's successor

52.

Who does Caesar defeat before the play begins?

a)

Pompey

b)

Mark Antony

c)

Brutus

53.

Of the conspirators, who stabs Caesar last?

a)

Cinna

b)

Cassius

c)

Brutus

d)

Casca

54.

Cassius most desperately wants/needs (a)   on his team against Caesar. This man is harder to persuade than the others.

55.

What is the setting of the play?

a)

Rome, 44 AD

b)

Athens, 30 BC

c)

Venice, 106 AD

d)

Rome, 44 BC

56.

Who is the author of the play?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

William Caesar

d)

Julius Shakespeare

57.

Who said it?

"Cowards die many times before their deaths;/

The valiant never taste of death but once"?

a)

Brutus

b)

Mark Anthony

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Cassisus

58.

Who said it?

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;/I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him."

a)

Brutus

b)
Antony
c)

Cassius

d)

Portia

59.

​ Who said it?

"Let me have men about me that are fat,/

Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights./

[...]

He thinks too much; such men are dangerous."

a)
Cassius
b)
Caesar
c)
Brutus
d)
Casca
e)
Antony
60.

​ Brutus says, "Not that I loved ​Caesar less, but that I loved Rome (a)   ."

61.

​ Who said it?

"This was the noblest Roman of them all. /All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar."

a)

Brutus

b)
Mark Antony
c)

Cassius

d)
Octavius
62.

What trait of Caesar makes the conspirators fearful of him?

a)

military strength

b)

ambition

c)

physical strength

d)

greed

63.

How will Decius influence Caesar?

a)

with flattery

b)

with force

c)

with reason

64.
Why is Brutus against killing Marc Antony?
a)
It is not necessary and too bloody
b)
It is necessary but too bloody
c)
Antony is necessary for the plan
d)
Antony is his best friend
65.
Of what does Calpurnia try to convince Caesar?
a)
That her dream are omens of his death
b)
That her dreams are omens of his reign
c)
That her dreams are omens of their family
d)
That her dreams are omens of his ghost
66.

Caesar and Calpurnia have _________ children.

a)

Zero

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Five

67.

Caesar contributes to his own downfall by _____________.

a)

ignoring those who would warn him

b)

making statements that infuruate the senators

c)

rejecting the petition of Metellus Cimber

d)

motivating Octavius to overthrow him as leader

68.

The citizen's attitude toward Caesar changes following his death from ​ .

a)

awe to sympathy

b)

admiration to grief

c)

anger to satisfaction

d)
dislike to sympathy
69.

Caesar cries ___________ as his final words.

a)

"E pluribus unum, Brute?"

b)

"Et tu, Brute?"

c)

"Veni, vidi, vici, Brute?"

d)

"Requiescat in pace, Cassius?"

70.

Caesar's last words _________________.

a)

show his anger toward Brutus for betraying him

b)

suggest his realization that he deserved to die

c)

indicate the depth of his friendship with Brutus

d)

suggest that Caesar knows that it was Brutus's actions that caused his downfall

71.

Cassius begs Mark Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Brutus believes that if Antony speaks at Caesar's funeral, the plebians (poor people) will agree that Caesar deserved to be killed.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Although Antony says that "Brutus is an honorable man," during funeral speech the meaning he eventually conveys is that Brutus is a  ______________.

a)

traitor

b)

liar

c)

patriot

d)

nuisance

74.

The crowd's reaction following Antony's reading of Caesar's will could best be described as ______________.

a)

peaceful

b)

violent

c)

neutral

d)

unsatisfied

75.

Cassius favors the battle strategy of _____________.

a)

waiting for the enemy to attack first

b)

marching to Phillipi to attack

c)

laying seige to Rome

d)

separating their ranks and attacking from two sides

76.

Cassius and Brutus meet with Antony and Octavius prior to the battle.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

After the death of Caesar, Rome is ____________.

a)

better off because Caesar would have been a tyrant

b)

worse off because the absence of a strong leader causes chaos and the deaths of many

c)

better off because the alliance of Octavius and Antony worked well together

d)

worse off because Caesar's ghost haunted those who conspired to kill him

78.

According to ___________, ___________ was the "noblest Roman of them all."

a)

Antony; Brutus

b)

Brutus; Cassius

c)

Octavius; Caesar

d)

Caesar; Octavius

79.

Which of the following statements BEST describes a theme from Julius Caesar?

a)

Violence is necessary to create change.

b)

One man can change the course of history.

c)

Power corrupts those who hold it.

d)

Even mob rule is better than tyrrany.

80.

True or False: Pompey is poisoned.

a)

True

b)

False

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