Why does Cassius think their
assassination plan has been
discovered?
A. Marc Antony won’t leave Caesar’s side
B. Portia appears at the Senate and
demands to speak to Brutus
C. Popilius Lena wishes him good luck in
their enterprise and then he goes and talks
to Caesar.
What does Brutus tell the
frightened senators after
Caesar’s assassination?
A. He tells them that they will live if they will
cooperate with the conspirators.
B. He says no harm is intended toward
anyone else and they shouldn’t be afraid.
C. He says that they only plan to harm
Marc Antony and his supporters, but the
other senators are safe.
What does Antony want from
the conspirators?
A. He wants to duel with Brutus.
B. He wants to bring Caesar’s body to his
wife for burial.
C. First he says he wants to die by Caesar
if they intend to kill him. Then when he
realizes he will be allowed to live, he wants
to know why Caesar was killed and to
speak at Caesar’s funeral.
What restrictions does Brutus
place on Antony when he allows
him to speak at the funeral?
A. He must not praise Caesar excessively.
B. Antony may not blame the conspirators
for killing Caesar, though he may say good
things about Caesar.
C. He must not name the assassins.
What information does the
messenger bring to Antony?
A. Octavius, summoned by Caesar before
his death, has arrived outside of Rome.
B. The names of all the conspirators who
murdered Caesar.
C. News that Calpurnia has killed herself
after hearing about her husband’s demise.
How does Brutus justify the killing
of Caesar to the people of
Rome?
A. Caesar was corrupt and untrustworthy.
B. Caesar was ambitious and Brutus says
he killed him because he loved Rome more
than Caesar.
C. Caesar wanted to have himself crowned
emperor of Rome.
What is the crowd’s reaction
to Brutus’ speech?
A. They throw things at him and jeer
raucously.
B. They listen in stony silence,
unconvinced and uncommitted.
C. They want to erect statues in his honor
and make him king. They are easily
convinced by his speech.
What two reasons does Antony
give to prove Caesar wasn’t
ambitious?
A. He gave alms to the poor and worked
fro the good of the people.
B. He fought for Rome bravely and left a
Last Will and Testament.
C. Caesar was too sensitive and cried when
he saw the poor crying. “Ambition should be
made of sterner stuff.” Also, Caesar refused
the crown three times when Antony offered it
to him on the feast of Lupercal.
When is Julius Caesar set?
A. 44 BC
B. 44 AD
C. 444 BC
D. 444 AD
How does Antony use Caesar’s
cloak to manipulate the crowd?
A. He waves the bloody thing in the air like
a flag.
B. He talks at length about how the bloody
cloak proves Caesar was stabbed in the back.
C. He points out the rips in the cloak and
describes where each of the conspirators
stabbed Caesar, even though he wasn’t
there to witness the event.
How does Antony say that
Caesar died?
A. He says that Caesar died of a broken
heart when he was stabbed by Brutus who
was Caesar’s angel (best friend).
B. He says that Caesar died of shock at the
betrayal.
C. He says that Caesar died righteously
and as the gods had intended.
What is the news that the
messenger brings to Antony at
the end of the scene?
A. Civil strife has already broken out in Rome.
B. Octavius is outside of Rome, and Brutus
and Cassius have fled the city.
C. The conspirators have killed additional
members of the Roman Senate.
Why is Cinna out on the
streets?
A. He is seeking bloody revenge for
Caesar’s murder.
B. He is on his way to Caesar’s funeral.
C. He is innocently returning from the
market place and does not know about
Caesar’s death at all.
Why does the mob kill Cinna?
A. He has the same name as one of the
conspirators and they do not like his poetry.
B. He talks back to the leader of the mob.
C. The mob believes that he was involved
in Caesar’s assassination.
Who says:
For let the gods so speed me as I love
The name of honor more than I fear death.
(I, ii)?
A. Marc Antony
B. Julius Caesar
C. Marcus Brutus
D. Cassius
Who says:
...and this man
Is now become a god; and Cassius is
A wretched creature, and must bend his body,
If Caesar carelessly but nod on him
(I. ii)?
A. Marc Antony
B. Casca
C. Marcus Brutus
D. Cassius
Who says:
People and Senators, be not affrighted;
Fly not; stand still; ambition's debt is paid.
(III, i) immediately after Caesar’s
assassination?
A. Marc Antony
B. Casca
C. Cassius
D. Marcus Brutus
Who says:
O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these
butchers! (III, i)?
A. Marc Antony
B. Casca
C. Marcus Brutus
D. Cassius
What is apostrophe?
A. Addressing a person or object that
cannot respond.
B. A long speech showing a character’s
internal thought process.
C. When a character speaks onstage, but
the other characters are not supposed to
hear
Define: indignation
A. Ire
B. Serenity
C. Ignorance
D. Pacifism
E. Silliness
Define: bequeath
A. Severe suffering
B. Merriment
C. To plea
D. To leave in a will
E. Conquered
Define: clamor
A. Loud noise
B. Merriment
C. Celebration
D. Earnest request
E. Quiet
Define: tarry
A. To grant
B. To leave to someone
C. To celebrate
D. To linger
E. To harm others
Define: vouchsafe
A. To grant in a condescending manner
B. Depression of spirits
C. To celebrate
D. To linger
E. To harm others