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Julius Caesar Vocabulary Set One

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word portentous mean?

a)

confused

b)

begged; pleaded with

c)

foreboding; full of unspecified meaning

d)

lean or thin

2.

What does the word mutiny mean?

a)

jealousy or envy

b)

impressively forceful

c)

violent wind storm

d)

open rebellion against authority

3.

What is another name for "soothsayer?"

a)

villager

b)

fortune teller

c)

business owner

d)

storyteller

4.

n. a group of three people holding power, particularly in ancient Rome

a)

legacies

b)

triumvirate

c)

conflict

d)

inference

5.

What does the word 'portentous' mean?

a)

confused

b)

begged; pleaded with

c)

foreboding; full of unspecified meaning

d)

lean or thin

6.

What does the word 'mutiny' mean?

a)

jealousy or envy

b)

impressively forceful

c)

violent wind storm

d)

open rebellion against authority

7.

n. a group of three people holding power, particularly in ancient Rome

a)

legacies

b)

triumvirate

c)

conflict

d)

inference

8.

What does the word 'cogitations' mean?

a)

thoughts

b)

arguments

c)

fears

d)

hopes

9.

What does the word 'augmented' mean?

a)

decreased

b)

increased

c)

ignored

d)

simplified

10.

What does the word 'insurrection' mean?

a)

peaceful negotiation

b)

violent uprising

c)

silent protest

d)

legal reform

11.

What does the word 'affability' mean?

a)

hostility

b)

friendliness

c)

indifference

d)

arrogance

12.

What does the word 'puissant' mean?

a)

weak

b)

powerful

c)

timid

d)

unimportant

13.

What does the word 'visage' mean?

a)

voice

b)

appearance

c)

gesture

d)

emotion

14.

What does the word 'entreat' mean?

a)

demand

b)

request earnestly

c)

ignore

d)

command

15.

What does the word 'redress' mean?

a)

to set right

b)

to ignore

c)

to complicate

d)

to argue

16.

What does the word 'constancy' mean?

a)

changeability

b)

faithfulness

c)

inconsistency

d)

doubt

17.

What does the word 'interred' mean?

a)

buried

b)

praised

c)

forgotten

d)

celebrated

18.

What does the word 'legacy' mean?

a)

inheritance

b)

debt

c)

problem

d)

mystery

19.

What does the word 'prodigious' mean?

a)

small

b)

enormous

c)

ordinary

d)

insignificant

20.

What does the word 'spurn' mean?

a)

accept

b)

reject

c)

consider

d)

embrace

21.

What does the word 'taper' mean?

a)

to increase

b)

to decrease

c)

to ignore

d)

to expand

22.

What does the word 'vouchsafe' mean?

a)

to deny

b)

to grant

c)

to question

d)

to refuse

23.

What does the word 'abase' mean?

a)

to elevate

b)

to humble

c)

to praise

d)

to ignore

24.

What does the word 'emulate' mean?

a)

to imitate

b)

to ignore

c)

to criticize

d)

to reject

25.

What does the word 'homage' mean?

a)

disrespect

b)

tribute

c)

criticism

d)

neglect