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