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Julius Caesar Final Unit Test (121 Points)
Section 1: Character Grouping
Directions: Place the characters in the section that best describes them (1 point each).
Word Bank: Casca, Cassius, Cinna, Caesar, Clitus, Lepidus, Strato, Octavius, Decius Brutus, Brutus, Trebonius,
Murellus, Ligarius, Cinna, Volumnius, Dardanius, Portia, Calpurnia, Flavius, Metellus Cimber, Mark Antony.
Wives:
Conspirators:
Ides of March Murder Victim:
Generals Against Brutus and Cassius:
Refused to Kill Brutus:
Nobleman who Hated Caesar. Sentenced to Death for Treason:
Assisted Brutus’ Suicide:
Sections 2: Quotation Matching
Directions: Match the quotation with the character that said it (2 points each).
Word Bank: Brutus, Mark Antony, Titinius, Octavius, Julius Caesar, Soothsayer, Clitus, Strato, Artemidorus,
Cassius
“Of thou read this, O Caesar, thou mayest live;
If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive”
2. “What, I, my lord? No, [I won’t kill you] not for all the world.”
3. “Beware the Ides of March.”
4. “By your leave, gods! This is a Roman’s part.
Come, Cassius’ sword, and find [his] heart.”
5. “This was the noblest Roman of them all.”
6. “You may do your will;
But he’s a tried and valiant solider.”
7. “Coming from Sardis, on our former ensign
Two eagles fell, and there they perched,
Gorging and feeding from our soldiers’ hands,
Who to Philippi here consorted us.
This morning are they fled away and gone,
And in their steads do ravens, crows, and kites
Fly o’er our heads and downward look on us
As we were sickly prey.”
8. “Caesar, now be still.
I killed not thee with half so good a will”
9. “But I am as the northern star
Of whose true-fixed and resting quality
There is no fellow in the firmament.”
10. “I held the sword, and he did run on it.”
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Section III: Figurative Language Identification
Directions: Identify if the sentences contain a simile, a metaphor, or a hyperbole (2 points each)
11. “This was the noblest Roman of them all…”
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
12. “He shall but bear them as the ass bears gold, to groan and sweat under the business…”
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
13. “And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs…”
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
14. “But gallant men, like horses hot at hand, make gallant show and promise of their mettle…”
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
15. “I had rather be a dog and bay at the moon than such a Roman…”
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
Section IV: Irony Identification
Directions: Identify the type of irony in the excerpts below (Dramatic, Verbal, Situational) (2 points each)
16. Cinna the Poet, who we know wasn’t a conspirator, was killed by angry Romans for a crime committed by a
man of the same name. ___________________
17. Antony calls Brutus an honorable man. ___________________
18. Even before the play begins, the reader KNOWS that Julius Caesar will die. ___________________
19. Antony agreed not to blame the conspirators during a funeral oration. Instead, he was instructed to just celebrate
Caesar’s positives. He proceeded to give a speech that angered the Roman crowd and drove the conspirators out of
town. ___________________
20. Caesar’s ghost appears in Brutus’ tent. Though would expect Brutus to avoid the ghost at Philippi, Brutus goes
anyway. ___________________________
Section V: General Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the letter that best answers the question (2 points each).
21. Who wrote Julius Caesar?
a. Harper Lee
b. George Orwell
c. Bill Robespeare
d. William Shakespeare
22. What genre is Julius Caesar?
a. Autobiography
b. Historical Fiction
c. Nonfiction
d. Biography
23. Julius Caesar was first performed on stage during which time period?
a. 1500-1575
b. 1575-1625
c. 1625-1700
d. 1700-1750
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24. Which character is known for celebrating Caesar’s victory over Pompey, and then, poking fun at a Roman
nobleman?
a. Plebeian
b. Cobbler
c. Lucilius
d. Carpenter
25. Which character is most likely responsible for persuading the story’s main character to go against Caesar?
a. Cassius
b. Casca
c. Decius Brutus
d. Antony
26. All of the following are examples of FORESHADOWING of Caesar’s death EXCEPT:
a. A solar eclipse
b. Artemidorus’ letter
c. A man with his hand on fire but his flesh intact
d. Calpurnia’s dream
27. Why do Brutus and Cassius come into conflict in Act IV?
a. Brutus is engaging in illegal activity
b. Cassius is suspected of selling his office
c. The two strongly disagree about the murder of Julius Caesar
d. Cassius cheated on Brutus’s wife
28. Who is not brave enough to truly commit suicide?
a. Brutus
b. Titinius
c. Cassius
d. Portia
29. Why is Strato considered a noble Roman?
a. He closely followed Cassius’s orders
b. He performed his duties for Brutus despite not being comfortable with them
c. He did everything for Rome
d. He slew hundreds of traitors
30. What action symbolically represented Octavius’ rise to power in Rome, especially over Antony?
a. His praise of Lepidus
b. His ignoring Antony’s command early in battle
c. His courageousness during the battle
d. His treatment of Brutus after Brutus’s death
Section VI: Cassius, Brutus, or Neither (C, B, N)
Directions: Choose whether the excerpts below best describe Cassius, Brutus, or neither of them (2 points each).
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Killed Caesar for Rome (C - B - N)
Gave a famous pro-Caesar speech (C - B - N)
Had his servant kill him (C - B - N)
Ran into his own sword (C - B - N)
Predicted his own death based on an omen at Philippi (C - B - N)
Made a lot of wrong decisions and choices (C - B - N)
Accepted numerous bribes (C - B - N)
Has a loyal wife (C - B - N)
Power hungry and a jealous type (C - B - N)
First to stab Caesar (C - B - N)
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Section VII: Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the passage below. Then, answer the questions based off of it. (2 points each)
CASSIUS
That you have wronged me doth appear in this:
You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella
For taking bribes here of the Sardians,
Wherein my letters, praying on his side
Because I knew the man, were slighted off.
BRUTUS
You wronged yourself to write in such a case.
CASSIUS
In such a time as this it is not meet
That every nice offense should bear his comment.
BRUTUS
Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself
Are much condemned to have an itching palm,
To sell and mart your offices for gold
To undeservers.
CASSIUS
I “an itching palm”!
You know that you are Brutus that speak this,
Or, by the gods, this speech were else your last.
BRUTUS
The name of Cassius honors this corruption,
And chastisement doth therefore hide his head.
CASSIUS
Chastisement!
BRUTUS
Remember March, the ides of March remember.
Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake?
What villain touched his body, that did stab,
And not for justice? What, shall one of us
That struck the foremost man of all this world
But for supporting robbers, shall we now
Contaminate our fingers with base bribes,
And sell the mighty space of our large honors
For so much trash as may be graspèd thus?
I had rather be a dog and bay the moon
Than such a Roman.
CASSIUS
Brutus, bait not me.
I’ll not endure it. You forget yourself
To hedge me in. I am a soldier, I,
Older in practice, abler than yourself
To make conditions.
BRUTUS
Go to. You are not, Cassius.
CASSIUS
I am.
BRUTUS
I say you are not.
CASSIUS
Urge me no more, I shall forget myself.
Have mind upon your health, tempt me no further.
BRUTUS
Away, slight man!
CASSIUS
Is ’t possible?
BRUTUS
Hear me, for I will speak.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Shall I be frighted when a madman stares?
CASSIUS
O ye gods, ye gods, must I endure all this?
BRUTUS
“All this”? Ay, more. Fret till your proud heart break.
Go show your slaves how choleric you are
And make your bondmen tremble. Must I budge?
Must I observe you? Must I stand and crouch
Under your testy humor? By the gods,
You shall digest the venom of your spleen,
Though it do split you. For from this day forth,
I’ll use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter,
When you are waspish.
CASSIUS
Is it come to this?
BRUTUS
You say you are a better soldier.
Let it appear so. Make your vaunting true,
And it shall please me well. For mine own part,
I shall be glad to learn of noble men.
CASSIUS
You wrong me every way. You wrong me, Brutus.
I said an elder soldier, not a better.
Did I say “better”?
BRUTUS
If you did, I care not.
CASSIUS
When Caesar lived, he durst not thus have moved me.
BRUTUS
Peace, peace! You durst not so have tempted him.
CASSIUS
I durst not!
BRUTUS
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CASSIUS
What, durst not tempt him?
BRUTUS
For your life you durst not.
CASSIUS
Do not presume too much upon my love.
I may do that I shall be sorry for.
BRUTUS
You have done that you should be sorry for.
There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats,
For I am armed so strong in honesty
That they pass by me as the idle wind,
Which I respect not. I did send to you
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For certain sums of gold, which you denied me,
For I can raise no money by vile means.
By heaven, I had rather coin my heart
And drop my blood for drachmas than to wring
From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash
By any indirection. I did send
To you for gold to pay my legions,
Which you denied me. Was that done like Cassius?
Should I have answered Caius Cassius so?
When Marcus Brutus grows so covetous
To lock such rascal counters from his friends,
Be ready, gods, with your thunderbolts. Dash him to
pieces!
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41. During what act does this scene occur?
a. Act I
b. Act II
c. Act III
d. Act IV
e. Act V
42. What does Cassius accuse Brutus of doing?
a. Accepting bribes himself
b. Speaking improperly to Lucius Pella
c. Ignoring Lucius Pella’s monetary request
d. Dishonoring Cassius’ friend, Lucius Pella
43. What is an “itching palm?”
a. Easily bribed
b. Dry, irritable skin around the hands
c. A particularly persuasive individual
d. A sly, treacherous criminal
44. Cassius states, “You know that you are Brutus that speak this, or, by the gods, this speech were else your
last.” What does he mean?
a. That he may stop listening to Brutus forever
b. That if Brutus wasn’t speaking, and someone else were, they would be in grave danger
c. That he can put up with whatever accusations Brutus presents, because he is a noble Roman
d. That Brutus is able to speak so well, he can get away with a lot more than he should
45. Which word best describes the mutual feelings during this discussion?
a. Friendly
b. Anxious
c. Hostile
d. Bewildered
46. Brutus would rather be a dog than what type of Roman?
a. One who fights unnecessary and unimportant battles
b. One who is not loyal to his country and friends
c. One who disgraces public office by conducting illegal affairs
d. One who murders innocent people
47. What is a “bondsman?”
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a. A slave
b. A banker
c. A friend
d. A soldier
48. Which character begins to get defensive, and whiny, towards the end of the passage?
a. Brutus
b. Cassius
49. According to Cassius, which character would Brutus never have spoken to in such a disrespectful manner?
a. Portia
b. Casca
c. Lucius Pella
d. Caesar
50. Brutus asked Cassius for gold to pay his troops. According to Brutus, what did Cassius do to this request?
a. Sent money right away
b. Stole the money he was supposed to send
c. Ignored the request completely
d. Made an excuse about the requested money
Section VIII: Extra Credit
1.
What is the name of the town/village where Brutus first sees Caesar’s ghost (1 point)
2.
EMAIL ME the answer to the following question: What is the name of the Greek historian who wrote
extensively on the life of Julius Caesar? His work helped the play’s author create his own version of the
events (2 bonus points).