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‘Julius Caesar’ Test Study Guide
Test date: Wednesday, March 12th
*PLEASE NOTE: If you are attending the HOSA field trip you should expect to take
your unit test on TUESDAY, MARCH 11th during class.
Identify the following characters. Who are they? What did they do? How did they
act?
1. Caesar
2. Brutus
3. Cassius
4. Casca
5. Calpurnia- Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia has a dream about Caesar’s murder. She begs
him to stay home instead of going to the capital, but Caesar ignores her warnings.
6. Portia
7. Mark Antony
8. Soothsayer
9. Pompey
10. Octavius
Act 1:
Where does ‘Julius Caesar’ take place?
What does the Soothsayer warn Caesar about?
What are the “Ides of March?”
Who are Caesar’s loyal friends?
Why doesn’t Caesar trust Cassius?
Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the movement?
Act 2:
What does Cassius do to convince Brutus to join the resistance against Caesar?
Why doesn’t Brutus want to swear an oath?
What different omens appeared the night before Caesar’s murder?
Why does Calpurnia believe that the omens are meant for Caesar?
How does Decius convince Caesar to go to the senate?
Act 3:
Who is the first to stab Caesar?
What does “Et tu, Brute?—Then fall Caesar” (III.i.76) mean? Why does Julius Caesar
say this before his death?
Why does Antony tell the conspirators to kill him beside Caesar’s if that’s their plan
for him?
What is Antony’s reaction to Caesar’s death? How does he reveal his true feelings?
Why does Brutus tell the plebeians that he murdered Cassius?
What persuasive techniques does Brutus use? Provide examples.
What does Antony do to make Brutus’s argument look weak?
What persuasive techniques does Antony use? Provide examples.
Act 4:
Who are the members of triumvirate?
Why do Cassius and Brutus get into a fight?
What happened to Portia?
What is Brutus’s plan of attack on the enemy? Does Cassius agree? Why or why not?
What is the purpose of the appearance of the ghost of Caesar?
Act 5:
What do Cassius and Brutus believe will happen to them if they are captured during
battle? What is the alternative?
How does Cassius die? What does this say about his personality?
How does Brutus die? How does it differ from Cassius’s death?
Themes/Symbols:
What is Caesar’s tragic flaw?
What is Brutus’s tragic flaw?
What is Cassius’s tragic flaw?
How is power a major theme of ‘Julius Caesar’? Provide evidence.
What are some omens in ‘Julius Caesar’ and why are they important symbols?
Biased Writing:
What is the author’s tone?
Know the steps to identify if an author is being biased in a passage:
1. What is the author's purpose in writing?
2. Has the author presented all sides of an argument?
3. If so, is the article balanced toward all positions or biased toward one?
4. Is there enough evidence to support each side?
5. Is the evidence reliable and convincing?
6. Does the author use words that convey emotion?
7. Does the article seem to present propaganda?
Be able to identify an author’s biases after reading a paragraph
Persuasive writing:
Define ethos:
Define logos:
Define pathos:
Identify a counterargument.
Be able to apply ethos, logos, and pathos to Antony’s speech and Brutus’s speech.
Drama Terminology:
Know and apply the 5 different parts of a plot map
Know the difference between an act and a scene.
What are stage directions?
What is a tragedy?
What are 3 different types of plays that William Shakespeare created? (hint: a
tragedy is one of them)
To study for this test, reference:
 http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/juliuscaesar/context.html
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http://nfs.sparknotes.com/juliuscaesar/page_2.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmf7ccWRhs4
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Class notes and powerpoints (on Edmodo or HSHP website under
“presentations” or “forms”
*PLEASE NOTE: If you are attending the HOSA field trip you should expect to take
your unit test on TUESDAY, MARCH 11th during class.