Intro. to Julius Caesar Unit

Question 1

In what years before Christ did Julius Caesar live?

Accepted Answer

100-44 BC

Question 2

What did the Elizabethans learn from Shakespeare's plays?

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political and personal problems

Question 3

has horrible nightmares and warns Caesar

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Calpurnia

Question 4

Who sat in the covered, raised seating areas of the theater?

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wealthy patrons

Question 5

a series of actions that leads to a downfall

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tragedy

Question 6

speech directed to the audience or with one other character the rest of the cast can't hear

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aside

Question 7

Brutus' young wife who is worried about why he won't speak to her

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Portia

Question 8

The Globe Theater was _____ and ______.

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burned and rebuilt

Question 9

Shakespeare's plays are still so famous because we can...

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relate to them

Question 10

a reference in writing to a historical person, place, or situation

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allusion

Question 11

Gaul was composed of...

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France and Belgium

Question 12

The Globe Theater was built out of ____ and had ___ sides.

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wood/16

Question 13

The mastermind of a devious plot against Caesar

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Cassius

Question 14

Leads Caesar right into danger; a gossiper

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Casca

Question 15

The poor people who had to stand to watch the plays were called...

Accepted Answer

groundlings

Question 16

Who is considered to be the world's greatest playwright?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 17

Women acted in England in the 1600's.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 18

fatal error or weakness

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tragic flaw

Question 19

William Shakespeare owned a portion of...

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The Globe

Question 20

what goes around comes around - people get what they deserve

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poetic justice

Question 21

William Shakespeare died from...

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it's a mystery

Question 22

A sonnet is a ...

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short poem

Question 23

one tragic event

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catastrophe

Question 24

Shakespeare created 1700...

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words and phrases

Question 25

The Renaissance is a period of interest in...

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art

Question 26

Caesar's best friend

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Antony

Question 27

a character destined for downfall

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tragic hero

Question 28

To exeunt means

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exit

Question 29

a speech to audience made by one person

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soliloquy

Question 30

William Shakespeare's father was a

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glove maker

Question 31

The Globe Theater holds...

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3,000 people

Question 32

Stratford-Upon-Avon is where Shakespeare was...

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born

Question 33

a person's enemy

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nemesis

Question 34

William Shakespeare wrote how many plays?

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38

Question 35

This person was a general, a politician, and a great public speaker

Accepted Answer

Caesar

Question 36

This person believes that Rome should be governed by a group; he fears Ceasar as a dictator

Accepted Answer

Brutus

Intro. to Julius Caesar Unit

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Intro. to Julius Caesar Unit

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