Julius Caesar Act 4 & 5
Test
Name: _________________
Total: ____
35
Part One: Fill in the blanks. Use the words (only once) from the word bank below (10)
_____________, _____________, and ___________ now rule Rome as a ____________. They
begin to prepare a list of names of people that they plan to ___________. Brutus and
__________ argue with each other and finally make peace. Brutus has a hard time sleeping and
is visited by ___________’s ghost. Cassius sends _________ to the top of the hill to report on
Titinius. After seeing that the end is near Brutus asks his friends to help _____ himself by
holding his sword. After the battle is over Antony calls _________ the noblest Roman of all.
Portia
Antony
Arrest
Brutus
Lucius
Support
Triumvirate
Lepidus
Kill
Cassius
Cicero
Execute
Pindarus
Octavius
Caesar
Titinius
Part two: Short answer: (15)
1. How does Portia commit suicide?
2. What does Brutus fear will happen along the way if Antony and Octavius’ armies march from
Phillipi to Sardis?
3. Brutus and Cassius disagree about military plans and Cassius decides to follow Brutus. This
happened two other times earlier in the play. On what occasions did Cassius disagree with
Brutus but followed him anyway? Describe the event. (4)
4. What bad omens did Cassius see on the way to Phillipi?
5. What was actually happening to Titinius when Pindarus incorrectly reported that he was being
taken by the enemy?
6. Remember that Caesar died on the ides of March; what is significant about the day of
Cassius’ death?
7. How does Titinius show his grief when he sees that Cassius is dead?
8. What does Brutus ask Strato to do? Does he do it? (2)
9. How does Brutus say Cassius acquires his wealth?
10. What is really bothering Brutus in the third scene of Act IV?
11. What does Antony say about Lepidus?
Part Three: Long Answer, answer in one or two paragraphs. You may use your rough draft and
please attach it to your test. (10)
Superstitions like: omens, soothsayers, dreams all play a major role in Shakespeare’s work.
Provide examples of how superstitions move the plot of the Julius Caesar along. Also, provide
examples of superstitions that people still hold. Finally, discuss if you are/are not superstitious
and your reasons for being or not being superstitious.
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