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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
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1
Shakespeare’s reference Mt. Olympus in Greek Mythology is an example of a/an
allusion
pun
idiom
2
Who thinks Marc Antony should be killed along with Caesar?
Cassius
Trebonius
Brutus
3
In Shakespeare's plays, weather is a symbol. Bad weather =
Bad people
Bad events
Bad breath
4
What is the "ides of March"?
The ideas of March
The beginning of spring
March 15th
5
Despite their friendship, why doesn’t Brutus want Caesar to become king?
He is jealous of him
He's afraid Caesar will abuse his power
He wants to be king
6
I am swayed by an anonymous letter that was left on the windowsill in my study.
Brutus
Cinna
Cassius
7
I'm touched by Antony during the Feast of Lupercal. This is supposed to help me become fertile.
Cleopatra
Calpurnia
Portia
8
He says, "My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar."
Cassius
Brutus
Marc Antony
9
How does Portia die?
stabs her heart with a dagger
takes poison
swallows hot coals
10
Who says "He was my friend... But Brutus says he was ambitious—and Brutus is an honorable man.”
Cassius
Octavius
Marc Antony
11
“It was Greek to me” is an example of a/an
idiom
pun
allusion
12
Alchemy is the medieval forerunner of
biology
chemistry
physiology
13
The political issue present in Rome AND during the Elizabethan Era was
elite class vs common people
death of a king
civil war
14
If I have to manipulate Brutus to convince him to join the conspiracy, so be it.
Cassius
Marc Antony
Lucius
15
I stabbed my own thigh to prove my strength and trustworthiness.
Portia
Calpurnia
Lucius
16
Who says, “If Caesar hides himself, won’t people whisper,‘O, Caesar is afraid’?”
Cassius
Decius
fortune-teller
17
According to Brutus, what was it that caused him to kill Caesar?
Valor
Good Fortune
Ambition
18
Who said: “Et tu Brute? Then fall Caesar.”
Cassius
Brutus
Caesar
19
Who said: “Cowards die many times before their deaths;/ The valiant never tastes of death but once”
Caesar
Marc Antony
Brutus
20
By manipulating Caesar, I’m able to get him to the assassination spot on time.
Decius
Brutus
Casca
21
I scold workers who want to celebrate Caesar’s victory over our former leader, Pompey.
Flavius
Casca
Cicero
22
When the cobbler states he is a “mender of bad soles.” This is known as a/an
Allusion
Idiom
Pun
23
Who was the last person to try and warn Caesar about the conspiracy?
Lucius
Artemidorus
Calpurnia
24
Who said: “What’s so special about Caesar? Why should that name be sounded more than yours?”
Brutus
Cassius
Marc Antony
25
When the crowd killed the wrong man named Cinna, Shakespeare is showing us that
The mob is angry
Cinna is a very common name in ancient Rome
Brutus and Cassius are adding him to the list of conspirators
26
After Antony’s speech, we learn that Brutus and Cassius have
lost their ever-loving minds
killed Octavius
fled the city in fear
27
Who volunteers to make sure Caesar gets to the Capitol on time?
Lucius
Decius
Cassius
28
Though I’m epileptic and deaf in my left ear, the people still love me.
Caesar
Octavius
Pompey
29
The Feast of Lupercal had a tradition which was supposed to do what?
Cause men to dance with wolves
make barren women fertile
crown the next king of Rome
30
I’m attacked by a mob in a case of mistaken identity.
Decius
Brutus
Cinna
31
I am Caesar’s nephew and heir.
Octavius
Pompey
Marc Antony
32
In Calpurnia's dream, Caesar was
a statue pouring blood
riding a horse through Rome
crowned by Romans
33
I am Brutus’ faithful servant, always running his errands and bringing him messages.
Cinna
Lucius
Portia
34
Why do the conspirators continually give in to Brutus during the plotting of Caesar’s death?
He is blackmailing them
They are afraid of him
He's popular and will make their actions seem right
35
Who said: “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
Cassius
Brutus
Marc Antony
36
Who said: “Let me have men about me that are fat,/He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.”
Cassius
Caesar
Brutus
37
Who said: “Caesar thou art revenged, even with the sword that killed thee.”
Marc Antony
Brutus
Cassius
38
Who visited Brutus in his tent before he went to Phillipi?
Portia
Caesar's ghost
His father's ghost
39
Who called Caesar a “coward” and “tyrant” who cried like a “sick girl?”
Casca
Brutus
Cassius
40
Who says, " This was the noblest Roman of them all." AND who is being described?
Antony/Cassius
Antony/ Brutus
Brutus/Caesar
41
I say one of the most famous lines in the play, “Beware the Ides of March.”
Caesar
Soothsayer
Lucius
42
Brutus suggests that rulers should be willing to...
die if it's best for their country
kill those who disagree with them
give their money to the poor
43
I try to deliver a letter of warning to Caesar, but I am ignored.
Decius
Cicero
Artemidorus
44
Who is Caesar's heir?
Octavius
Casca
Antony
45
Caesar does not fear death because
It must come to all men
The fortune-tellers say all is well
He thinks he's immortal
46
Although I disagreed with Brutus’ actions, I knew his heart was in the right place
Cassius
Caesar
Marc Antony
47
People used to celebrate me instead of Julius Caesar.
Pompey
Brutus
Casca
48
Who says, “I grant I am a woman, but also a woman of nobility, Cato’s daughter.”?
Cleopatra
Portia
Calpurnia
49
Antony reads from Caesar’s will and states that it
includes gifts for all the common people
includes bad news for all of Rome
rewards his own family
50
The Colossus of Rhodes is mentioned in this play. What is known as the modern colossus
The Leaning Tower of Piza
The Statue of Liberty
The Eiffel Tower