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Why does Cassius tell Brutus stories about Caesar almost drowning and being weak with fever?
Because he knows Brutus likes to hear stories about Caesar.
To make himself look tough.
To make Caesar look like a good leader for Rome.
To show that Caesar is not superhuman nor a god.
2
What does ides mean?
beginning
before
middle
end
3
With whom does Caesar have a foreign born son?
Calphurnia
Cleopatra
Juliet
Helen of Troy
4
What sickness does Caesar have?
Influenza
Smallpox
Epilepsy
Plague
5
Where was he born?
Sparta
Athens
Alexandria
Rome
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What year was Julius Caesar born?
100 AD
100 BC
1000 BC
10 BC
7
About whom did Shakespeare write his 154 sonnets?
Romeo and Juliet
Caesar and Cleopatra
A peasant farmer and his lost love
A beautiful young man and a dark lady
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"Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." ????
Cassius is poor and does not have enough food to eat.
Cassius is dangerous because he wants to be king.
He is discontented and seeks to make trouble.
Cassius is too smart for his own good.
9
What strange natural occurrences occur during the storm?
Tigers in the capital/earthquakes/landslides
Birds flying around the capital/lightening/flooding
People on fire/fire falling from the sky/lion in the capital
Gods throwing lightening bolts/flooding in the capital
10
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Avon upon Stratford
Paris
Stratford upon Avon
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What do these natural occurrences portend?
An enemy army is going to invade.
Everyone should evacuate Rome.
A plague is coming.
Something significant is going to happen.
12
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Hemisphere
The Globe
The World
The Universe
13
What does Brutus mean when he says "...I love the name of honor more than I fear death."?
He thinks Caesar is honorable.
He wishes his mother would have named him Honor.
He wants to die for Rome.
Honor is more important than his life.
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How does Cassius plan to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar?
Tell him that Caesar said Brutus was incompetent.
Remind hi of Pompey's greatness.
Force him at sword point.
Throw notes in his window saying how great Brutus is.
15
What is a soothsayer?
A fortune teller
A cobbler
A carpenter
A senator
16
What is a fourteen lined poem, written in iambic pentameter, ending in a couplet called?
soliloquy
Shakespearian sonnet
monologue
ballad
17
If a Feast of Lupercal runner touches a barren woman during a race, what will happen to her?
She will become fertile.
She will become the goddess of Lupercal.
She will have to run in the race too.
She will die.
18
What was Caesar's reaction to the offering of the crown, according to Casca?
He refused it, but it seemed like he really did want it.
He took it greedily.
He gave it to Brutus instead.
He said Rome should stay a Republic with no king.
19
Who offers Caesar a crown three times?
Cassius
Calphurnia
Antony
Brutus
20
According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow?
Crown him.
Drown him.
Fire him.
Send him on another military campaign.
21
When is Shakespeare's birthday?
December 25, 0000
January 2, 1975
April 23, 1564
April 23, 1616
22
Why would Caesar want everyone hear him tell Antony to touch Calphurnia during the race?
So everyone would know that Caesar loved races.
So everyone would know he was not jealous of Antony.
So everyone would know he wanted an heir with his Roman wife
Caeasr wanted Antony to marry Calphurnia.
23
Of what does the soothsayer warn Caesar?
To watch out for Pompey's ghost.
To beware of fire falling from the sky.
To beware the ides of March.
To watch out for Cassius.
24
The civil war in Rome began because Caesar crossed the _____________ and defeated ____________.
Rubicon river / Brutus
Rhine river / Napoleon Bonaparte
Rubicon river / Pompey
Thames river / Cassius
25
How does Brutus feel about Caesar's rise to power?
He loves him and wants him to be king.
He is jealous of Caesar, and wants to rule Rome himself.
He loves Caesar, but loves the Roman Republic more.
He doesn't think Caesar is smart enough to rule Rome.
26
In what historical period was Shakespeare living?
The Dark Ages
The New Millennium
The Renaissance
The Golden Age
27
When the play begins, Marullus and Flavius are upset because some people are celebrating...
Caesar's assassination.
Caesar's victory over Pompey.
Pompey's victory over Caesar.
Caesar's conquest over Spain and Gaul.
28
Before the civil war, Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus made up...
the Roman Squad.
the entire Roman Senate.
the councillors in perpetuity.
the Triumvirate.
29
What was Caesar's wife's name?
Anna
Calphurnia
Mercedes
Olivia
30
What three types of plays did Shakespeare write?
Horrors, comedies, and action plays
Sports, romances, and istories
Comedies, romances, and tragedies
Histories, comedies, and tragedies
