WorksheetsJC Act III Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What quality does Caesar display in these lines?
But I’m as steady as the northern star, whose stable and immobile quality has no equal in the sky. The skies are filled with countless stars... The world is the same way. It's full of men--and men are flesh and blood, and capable of understanding. Yet of them all, I know just one who is beyond questioning and immovable, who never shifts from his position. I am that man...
What is the closest connection between Brutus's following speech and Calpurnia’s earlier fears and dreams regarding Caesar? Kneel, Romans, kneel. And let’s wash our hands up to the elbows in Caesar’s blood, and smear our swords with it. Then we’ll walk outside, even to the public marketplace. And, waving our bloody swords over our heads, we'll cry, “Peace, freedom, and liberty!”
Calpurnia also felt that Caesar would be spared fearing death.
Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions that Antony agreed to in order to speak at Caesar's funeral?
Antony will speak after Brutus.
What does Antony reveal in these lines when he is alone? Oh, pardon me, you bleeding corpse, for being quiet and friendly with these butchers! You are the remains of the noblest man that ever lived. May disaster strike the hand that shed this priceless blood.
He believes that Brutus and the other conspirators are honorable men.
Which of the following lines from Brutus’s speech best exemplifies pathos (audience's emotions)?
The main point of Brutus’ speech is that he only killed Caesar for the good of Rome. Which of the following does NOT support this point?
"awaken your senses that you may the better judge."
Identify the rhetorical device used in these lines of Antony's funeral speech:
You all saw that on the feast day of Lupercal, I offered Caesar a king’s crown three times. And all three times he refused it. Was that ambition?
Which of the following statements best summarizes the contrasting views of Brutus and Antony regarding the death of Caesar?
What is one difference between the Brutus and Antony's funeral speeches?
Brutus is serious and rational; Antony is fiery and emotional.
What is the immediate reaction of the Roman crowd after Brutus finishes his funeral speech?
They demand that Brutus become the new ruler.
They are confused and unsure whom to support.
They praise Brutus and agree with his reasoning.
They attack the conspirators for killing Caesar.
What is a central theme regarding power that runs throughout the play?
According to Brutus, what would have happened if Caesar had lived?
All men would be free.
All men would be slaves.
Rome would have prospered.
Caesar would have been a kind ruler.
Who tries to give a letter to Caesar?
Popilius
Trebonius
Artemidorus
Soothsayer
What impression of the Romans 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.
What does Antony predict will happen to Rome after Caesar's death?
Peace and prosperity
Chaos and civil war
Foreign invasion
Economic collapse
How does the crowd respond to Antony's speech?
They want to avenge Caesar's death.
They vow to make Antony their king.
They are ready to kill Antony.
They insist on making Brutus a statue.
