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Cummins: Act I Caesar
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caesar act 1
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1
How does Cassius plan to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar?
Remind him of Pompey's greatness.
Tell him that Caesar said Brutus was incompetent.
Force him at sword point.
Throw notes in his window saying how great Brutus is.
2
Who is "at war with himself"?
Shakespeare
Caesar
Cassius
Brutus
3
What is a soothsayer?
A fortune teller
A cobbler
A carpenter
A senator
4
What literary device is.. "Beware the ides of March"?
Foreshadowing
Pun
Personification
Metaphor
5
"Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." ????
Cassius is too smart for his own good.
He is not satisfied and wants more.
Cassius doesn't want anything in life.
Cassius is poor and does not have enough food to eat.
6
When the play begins, Marullus and Flavius are upset because some people are celebrating...
Caesar's victory over Pompey.
Caesar's assassination.
Caesar's birthday.
Pompey's victory over Caesar.
7
"These feathers, plucked from Caesar's wings... " is _____ to.
an alliteration
an allusion
a metaphor
8
A______is a speech revealing character's innermost thoughts
aside
soliloquy
monologue
9
What strange natural occurrences occur during the storm?
Tigers in the capitol/earthquakes/landslides
People on fire/fire falling from the sky/lion in the capitol
Birds flying around the capital/lightning/flooding
Gods throwing lightning bolts/flooding in the capital
10
What do these natural occurrences predict?
An enemy army is going to invade.
A god is coming.
Everyone should evacuate Rome.
Something significant is going to happen.
11
Cassius threatens to do this if Caesar is crowned
stab himself
burn the Capitol
march through the streets of Rome in protest
12
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Paris
Avon upon Stratford
Stratford upon Avon
13
Of what does the soothsayer warn Caesar?
To watch out for Cassius.
To watch out for Pompey's ghost.
To beware the ides of March.
To beware of fire falling from the sky.
14
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Globe
The World
The Hemisphere
The Universe
15
A favorite amusement of Londoners (besides plays) was
opera
dog fights
bearbaiting
Anne
16
When is Shakespeare's birthday?
January 2, 1975
April 23, 1564
April 23, 1616
December 25, 0000
17
How many acts does an Elizabethan play have?
three
six
five
18
The angry spot doth glow on Caesar's brow is an example of _______?
Foreshadowing
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
19
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 gave it to Brutus instead.
He said Rome should stay a Republic with no king.
He took it greedily.
20
The head of the conspiracy is___________?
Cassius
Brutus
Caesar
Casca
21
How does Brutus feel about Caesar's rise to power?
He loves Caesar, but loves the Roman Republic more.
He loves him and wants him to be king.
He doesn't think Caesar is smart enough to rule Rome.
He is jealous of Caesar, and wants to rule Rome himself.
22
What sickness does Caesar have?
Plague
Smallpox
Epilepsy
Influenza
23
Casca and _______________shake hands to "undergo an enterprise"
Cassius
Cicero
Brutus
24
Caesar's hamartia was _______.
Intelligence
Weakness
Epilepsy
Ambition
25
The man who offers Caesar the crown is _________.
Casca
Cinna
Antony
Soothsayer
26
What was Caesar's wife's name?
Calpurnia
Anna
Mercedes
Olivia
27
According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow?
Fire him.
Crown him.
Send him on another military campaign.
Drown him.
28
Why does Cassius tell Brutus stories about Caesar almost drowning and being weak with fever?
To make Caesar look like a good leader for Rome.
To show that Caesar is weak
Because he knows Brutus likes to hear stories about Caesar.
To make himself look tough.
29
The original Globe theater was destroyed when
Romeo and Juliet
a cannon hit the roof during a performance
it was burned to rid it of germs from the plague
the queen ordered it to be destroyed
