Ismene is, at first, unwilling to help Antigone bury their brother because she

Does not want to be punished for breaking the law

Tragic heroes have all of the following qualities except

They are perfect and never make a mistake

Which of the following is the best answer for what the theme of Julius Caesar is?

People in power tend to excite jealousy of those beneath them

Brutus believed Caesar’s assassination was necessary because Brutus:

thought it would be best for the citizens of Rome

He kills himself with his sword by running into it; Strato holds the sword

What is the result of Creon's ultimate decision?

Creon gets to Antigone's tomb & it's too late; she is dead

How did Oedipus save Thebes once before?

By answering a riddle, defeating the Sphnix

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1
Near the end of the play, Oedipus requests that he be
Allowed to rule a smaller city
Given a new trial
Banished from Thebes forever
Publicly executed
2
Who is this: First to stab Caesar
Cassius
Casca
Decius Brutus
Antony
3
The earliest origins of drama are ancient hymns, called ____________.
Ophelia
Dithryambs
Goats
Hades
4
Ismene is, at first, unwilling to help Antigone bury their brother because she
Does not want to be punished for breaking the law
Believes the dead don’t have to be buried
Thinks that Creon is right to forbid his burial
Believes the gods would oppose such helpful behavior
5
How does Creon respond to the death of his wife and son?
He blames the gods
He blames himself
He blames Antigone
He blames Sophocles
6
What does Oedipus' name mean?
Swollen Foot
Mother-lover
Like a King
Wise Counsel
7
Who is this: Caesar's nephew
Octavius
Lepidus
Antony
Casca
8
Who is this: devoted follower of Caesar who avenges his death
Cassius
Antony
Lepidus
Brutus
9
What literary device is shown? “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, / And I must pause till it come back to me”
Simile
Ethos
Pathos
Diction
10
Who is this: Warns Caesar "Beware the Ides of March"
Soothsayer
Antony
Octavius
Brutus
11
Tragic heroes have all of the following qualities except
they are of noble birth
A fatal flaw
They are perfect and never make a mistake
they are trapped by a cycle of free will and fate
12
Who is banished for vandalizing Caesar’s statues?
Casca
Brutus
Cassius
Flavius
13
Who says, "Beware the Ides of March"?
Portia
Brutus
Caesar
the Soothsayer
14
Who is this: Disobeys the law and dies tragically
Oedipus
Creon
Haimon
Antigone
15
Which literary device is, "His coward lips did from their color fly..."?
Personification
Metaphor
Pathos
Similie
16
Which of the following is NOT evidence that Cassius presents to Brutus to prove that Caesar is “no god”?
poverty at birth
a drowning episode
his falling sickness
he claims he acted like a "sick girl"
17
Who did Caesar defeat?
Pompey
Antony
Crassus
Octavius
18
Who says, "Ay me, how weak a thing/ the heart of a woman is”?
Brutus
Cassius
Portia
Calphurnia
19
Which of the following is the best answer for what the theme of Julius Caesar is?
Democracy is infallible because the people cannot be deceived
Omens lack validity simply because the gods do not exist
People in power tend to excite jealousy of those beneath them
Lean men who read a great deal make to be dangerous political leaders
20
Where is the setting of both Oedipus and Antigone?
Thebes
Delphi
Cornith
Athens
21
Creon becomes upset whenever he perceives a challenge to his
authority
manhood
mortality
courgae
22
Who says, "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look"?
Marc Antony
Cassius
Brutus
Caesar
23
Who says, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;/ I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.”
Marc Antony
Portia
Julius Caesar
Cassius
24
In Greek tragedies, death and violence was offstage and not shown.
False
True
25
There are two ___________ in the Julius Caesar.
Cascas
Cassius'
Soothsayers
Cinnas
26
Who is ultimately able to sway Creon to let Antigone go?
the chorus
Ismene
Oedipus
Tiresias
27
Brutus believed Caesar’s assassination was necessary because Brutus:
was afraid of Cassius
wanted Cassius to rule Rome
thought it would be best for the citizens of Rome
wanted to rule Rome himself
28
Who is this: The least important member of the 2nd trimvirate
Caesar
Casca
Lepidus
Brutus
29
Who is this: Refused to share the throne w/his bro; was given a proper burial
Eteocles
Haimon
Polyneices
Tiresias
30
Who says, "This was the noblest Roman of them all"?
Caesar
Marc Antony
Brutus
Decius Brutus
31
Calpurnia’s dream about Caesar is accurate.
True
False
32
Who is this: Joins conspiracy but for the good of Rome
Casca
Antony
Brutus
Cassius
33
How does Brutus die?
Antony kills him in a fight
He is taken prison and is killed there
The ghost of Caesar frightened him to death
He kills himself with his sword by running into it; Strato holds the sword
34
Who is this: was denied burial because he attacked his own city
Eteocles
Polyneices
Haimon
Creon
35
Who is this: Caesar's wife
Casca
Portia
Calpurnia
Soothsayer
36
Who says, “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg..."
Marc Antony
Cassius
Brutus
Caesar
37
Cassius is visited by Caesar’s ghost in Act 4.
False
True
38
Who is this: Writes Caesar a warning letter
Soothsayer
Artemidorus
Antony
Portia
39
Who is Tiresias?
Blind prophet
a leader of the chorus
A member of the court
Oedipus's father
40
According to Tiresias, who killed King Laius?
Antony
Jocasta
Oedipus
Julius Caesar
41
"Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest" is an example of
logos
ethos
simile
pathos
42
What literary device is shown? “For Brutus is an honorable man; So are they all, all honorable men.”
Hyperbole
Syntax
Verbal Irony
Metaphor
43
Who says, “I am constant as the Northern Star”?
Cassius
Lepidus
Caesar
Brutus
44
Who says, “I love the name of honor more than I fear death”?
Marc Antony
Octavius
Decius Brutus
Brutus
45
What is the result of Creon's ultimate decision?
She is locked in a castle forever
Creon gets to Antigone's tomb & it's too late; she is dead
Antigone is set free but she kills herself 5 years later
Antigone is set free and marries Haimon
46
How many times is Caesar offered the crown?
1
10
3
50
47
Marc Antony has Portia murdered.
False
True
48
Which conspirator is called “the noblest Roman of them all” at the end of the play?
Brutus
Casca
Cassius
Decius Brutus
49
Who says, "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once"?
Brutus
Marc Antony
Caesar
Cassius
50
Antigone’s determination to bury her brother is based mainly on feelings of
loyalty for her brother/family
anger at the Gods
Disloyalty to Thebes
Hatred for Creon
51
How did Oedipus save Thebes once before?
by killing a criminal
by building a new temple
By sacrificing a goat
By answering a riddle, defeating the Sphnix
52
Who is this: Brutus's wife; kills herself by swallowing hot coals
Lepidus
Portia
Cassius
Calpurnia
53
On the day of his death, it is also Cassius’s
wedding anniversary
adoption day
1st win at battle
birthday
54
What does Creon decide to do to Antigone?
Stab her in the heart
Exile her
Lock her up in a tomb
None of the above
55
Who says, "Caesar, now be still; I killed not thee with half so good a will"?
Casca
Cassius
Caesar
Brutus
56
Who is the author of both Oedipus and Antigone?
Socrates
Sophocles
Oedipus himself
Artistole
57
Which word does Antony continually use in his speech about Brutus and the conspiracy?
" Loving"
" Hateful"
"Respectful"
"Honorable"
58
Brutus insists that the conspirators kill Antony.
False
True
59
Why are the people of Thebes in despair at the beginning of the play?
A bear is attacking the King
A prophet has just predicted a tornado
A queen has just been murdered
A plague is killing people
60
Who is this: Antigone's sister; meek and mild personality
Tiresias
Ismene
Eurydice
Antigone
61
Creon has forbidden _______________ burial because Creon views him/her as a ______________.
Antigone’s, liar
Polyneices’, traitor
Eurydice’s, coward
Eteocles’, insignificant
62
What literary device is shown? “Poor soul, his eyes are red as fire with weeping.”
Simile
Logos
Ethos
Parallelism
63
Who is this: Leader of the conspiracy
Soothsayer
Cassius
Antony
Brutus
64
The word tragedy comes from the Greek word tragos, meaning
Cow Song
Goat movie
Love Song
Goat Poem
65
What are Caesar's last words?
"I am going to die"
"Stab me now you fool"
"No!"
"Et tu, Brute?"
66
Greek theaters were built in the ____ of cities because it gave people easy access.
Center
Edge
Bottom
Top
67
What truth does Oedipus learn from the shepherd?
Apollo has committed suicide
He has escaped his curse
Laius and Jocasta are his real parents
Creon has taken over the throne
68
Who is this: gets Caesar to leave his house by flattering him/reinterpreting Calpurnia's dream
Lepidus
Brutus
Artemidorus
Decius Brutus
69
What literary device is shown? “ It is the bright day that brings forth the adder; and that craves wary walking”
Verbal Irony
Parallelism
Metaphor
Simile
70
Which of the following characters does NOT commit suicide?
Portia
Cassius
Brutus
Cinna the Poet
71
Who are the only remaining members of Oedipus's family?
Oedipus and Tiresias
Creon and Antigone
Creon and Ismene
Haimon and Eurydice
72
What is ironic about Oedipus's declaration of the curse against Laius's murder?
Oedipus is pronouncing his own doom b/c he is the murderer
Oedipus has no power
The true murderer is already dead
Jocasta already knows about the murder
73
Who stabs himself after seeing that Cassius has killed himself?
Titinius
Pindarus
Brutus
Caesar
74
The origins of Greek theater are found in the Greeks festivals to ____.
Apollo
Dionysus
Zeus
Athena
75
Portia is to Brutus as Calpurnia is to
Cassius
Octavius
Julius Caesar
Brutus
76
What is Dionysus the god of?
Movies
Wine and Fertility
Love
Death
77
Why does Caesar decide to go to the Senate meeting?
Decius flatters him/reinterpret's Calpurnia's dream
He has seen a good luck omen in the sky
His servants tell him the priests said it was ok 4 him 2 go
He knows that his army is strong and will protect him
78
The line, “Thrice has Calpurnia in her sleep cried out,/ ‘Help, ho! They murder Caesar!”’ serves as
Foreshadowing
a Soliloquy
A Simile
Verbal Irony
79
At the beginning of Act 2 of Oedipus, what important news does the messenger from Corinth bring Oedipus?
Merope has fled the country
King Polybus, Oedipus’s father, has died
The Sphinx has seized Creon
Zeus has lifted the plague
80
Who is this: King of Thebes after Oedipus; Antigone's uncle
Oedipus
Creon
Haimon
Eteocles
81
What is significant about Cassius’ sword that he used to kill Caesar?
It has gold handles
All of these
It resembled the sword that he had as a child
Cassius kills himself with it
82
Who is this: Emperor of Rome who is "too ambitious"
Brutus
Casca
Antony
Caesar
83
Literary device? “As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;/ as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor"
Parallelism
Logos
Oxymoron
Pathos
84
Brutus’ funeral speech is ______________, whereas Antony’s is _____________.
Brutus: short and simple; Antony: emotional, poetic & full of innuendo
Brutus: long, repetitious and poetic; Antony: short and unemotional
Brutus: Clever, witty ; Antony: straight-forward, passionate, plain
Brutus: Short and to the point; Antony: long, rambling and full of insults

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