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Julius Caesar test
test questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Outside the Senate building, what warning is given to Caesar | "Beware the Ides of March" |
| Who gave Caesar the warning? | a soothsayer |
| How does Caesar react to the soothsayer's warning? | He brushes it off. |
| Cassius tells Brutus of a time when a sick and suffering Caesar cried like a girl. What is his purpose in telling this? | He is pointing out that Caesar is as human as they are. |
| What is Caesar's opinion of Antony? | He is a trusted friend. |
| What is Caesar's opinion of Cassius? | His is suspicious of him. He says Cassius has a lean and hungry look. |
| What is the report given by Casca of the events in the Senate? | Caesar was offered the crown three times and three times he refused it. |
| At the end of Act I, Scene 3, what is the next step in convincing Brutus to join the conspiracy? | They are going to leave letters in different handwriting making their case. |
| Why does Brutus oppose the assassination of Antony? | He is harmless, he says, without Caesar. They are not butchers. |
| How has Caesar changed? | He has become superstitious. |
| When Decius comes to accompany Caesar to the Senate, what has Caesar decided to do? | He will not go to the Senate. |
| Why has Caesar decided not to go to the Senate? | His wife asked him not to. |
| Why does Caesar change his mind about going to the Senate? | Decius re-interprets Calpurnia's dream and shames Caesar. |
| How many stab wounds did Caesar have? | 23 |
| How did the conspirators react to the assassination? | They celebrated, shouting "Liberty!" |
| Antony asks the conspirators that if they are going to kill him, to do what? | To kill him the same way they killed Caesar. |
| How does Brutus justify Caesar's murder when he speaks to the people? | Caesar was too ambitious and wanted to make slaves of them. |
| How does Antony arouse the people to mutiny? | He causes them to doubt Brutus and see Caesar as a generous person. |
| What example does Antony give to prove that Caesar was not ambitious? | Caesar was offered the crown three times and three times he refused it. |
| What are the provisions of Caesar's will? | Each man was to receive 75 drachmas. |
| What is the Second Triumvirate? | Three people leading Rome together. |
| Who is part of the Second Triumvirate? | Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus |
| What is the new triumvirate planning to do? | Kill all opponents on a list and take over Rome |
| In Act IV, Scene 2, where are Brutus and Cassius? | a camp near Sardis |
| Who quarrels at the beginning of Act IV, Scene 3? | Brutus and Cassius |
| Why do Brutus and Cassius quarrel? | Brutus accuses Cassius of taking bribes. |
| Why does Cassius say he is aweary of the world? | He feels hated by his "brother", Brutus. |
| What news does Brutus receive of Portia? | She committed suicide. |
| What is Brutus's reaction to the news of Portia's death? | He refuses to speak of it so that he can stay strong for battle. |
| When Caesar's ghost appears to Brutus, what does it say? | He tells Brutus he will see him again at the Battle of Phillipil |
| How does Cassius die? | His slave kills him with his own sword at Cassius's request. |
| How does Brutus die? | He runs into his sword held by his friend, Strato. |
| Upon his death, what do Antony and Octavius say about Brutus? | He was the noblest Roman of them all. |
| Who wins and becomes ruler of Rome? | Octavius becomes emperor and is known as Augustus Caesar. |
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