Julius Caesar Test
"Caesar, now be still: I kill'd not thee with half so good a will."
Brutus
Who spares Mark Antony's life?
Brutus
What are Brutus's mistakes in allowing Mark Antony to give a funeral speech?
Antony was a more persuasive speaker
List Caesar's fatal flaws.
Arrogance and dynastic ambition
What reasons does Brutus give for not swearing oaths?
As honorable and honest men—good Romans all, they are pledging themselves to commit an honorable deed by killing Caesar; it would suggest that they lack nobility, honest, and courage.
Who was Caesar's most loyal follower?
Brutus
What reason does Brutus give for assassinating Caesar?
Brutus is saying that in order to prevent Caesar from ruling Rome as a tyrant, he must kill Caesar before Caesar gets the opportunity to rule as a tyrant and allows his ambition to negatively affect his behavior.
List all the characters who killed themselves.
Brutus, Cassius, Titinius
Who had ominous dreams?
Calpurnia
"Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he is grown so great?"
Cassius
Whose birthday occurs during the play?
Cassius
What does Artemidorus do in the play?
He writes a letter to Caesar to warn him of his upcoming assassination
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once."
Julius Caesar
Whose ghost visits Brutus (Act IV, Act V)?
Julius Caesar
Who was the weakest member of the Second Triumvirate?
Lepidus
"Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!"
Mark Antony
Who were the members of the Third Triumvirate?
Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian
Who was Caesar's adopted son and heir to Rome?
Octavian
Who was Brutus's wife? What happened to her at the end of Act III?
Porcia. She stabs herself in the leg.
List Brutus's fatal flaws.
Rigid idealism, poor judgements, and naivety
What physical disability did Caesar have?
Seizures
Who held the sword for Brutus to kill himself?
Strato
What does the soothsayer warn Caesar about?
''Beware the Ides of March''
When does the play begin?
February 44 BC right after Caesar led in defeating Spain
The Feast of Lupercal celebrated what?
Fertility
What does Brutus charge Cassius with?
Having condemned one of their men for taking bribes
Who tries to warn Caesar throughout the play?
He tried to warn Caesar about the conspirators by getting him to read his letter but he dismissed it.