Julius Caesar Study Guide
As the play opens, the atmosphere is filled with...?
Anticipation and Excitement
Who agrees to own nephew's death?
Antony
"Ambition should be made of sterner stuff" is said by...?
Antony.
Who tries to warn Caesar?
Artemidorus
"A plain blunt man" is Antony's description of...?
Himself.
Who suffers from falling sickness?
Julius Caesar
True or False After Caesar's death both sides, the conspirators and the triumvirate, seem unfit to rule Rome.
True
True or False After Caesars death, the Triumvirs are Octavius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, and Aemilius Lepidus.
True
True or False Antony eventually becomes obsessed with gaining power.
True
True or False Antony feels bitterness and grief over Caesar's death.
True
True or False Antony's prophecy that Caesar's spirit will seek revenge comes true.
True
True or False Before their armies clash, Octavius and Antony engage in a "flyting" with Brutus and Cassius.
True
True or False Brutus adds prestige to the conspirators' cause.
True
True or False Brutus admits that he lacks Antony's quick spirit.
True
True or False Brutus and Cassius die by the same swords with which they stabbed Caesar.
True
True or False Brutus is an affectionate and tender husband.
True
True or False Brutus is angry when his request for Gold is refused by Cassius.
True
True or False Caesar is arrogent.
True
True or False Casca declares that he met a lion in the street on the night before Caesars assassination.
True
True or False Casca is the first of the conspirators to stab Caesar.
True
True or False Cassius allows Brutus to plan the battle strategy.
True
True or False Cassius disapproves of Brutus' plan to meet Antony and Octavius at Phillippi.
True
True or False Cassius had once saved Caesar from drowning.
True
True or False In their first battle, Octavius is defeated by Brutus.
True
True or False Prescription is the posting-up of the names of condemned persons.
True
True or False The anonymous letters received by Brutus are not genuine.
True
True or False The group that is planning the assassination of Caesar is well organized.
True
True or False The people burn Caesar's body.
True
True or False The play reveals the Elizabethans' belief in omens and superstitions.
True
True or False The powerful Caesar is beginning to weaken in his physical abilities.
True
True or False To Caesar, men who are keen observers, have no interest in music or plays, and seldom smile are dangerous.
True
Brutus seals the conspirators' doom by...?
allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral.
Brutus and Caesar are alike in that they...?
both are vulnerable to manipulation by others?
Upon finding Brutus' body, Antony...?
commends Brutus' honorable motives.
Brutus' soliloquy in Act II reveals his...?
desire commit a moral act in a moral fashion.
Portia dies because she...?
fears the power of Antony and Octavius.
During the celebrations of the Lubrical Antony competes in a...?
foot race.
Murellus denounces a cobbler for...?
forgetting Pompey's death and honoring Caesar.
Brutus joins the conspirators because...?
he fears Caesar may become too powerful.
Mark Antony, in his funeral oration refers to the conspirators as...?
honorable men.
Brutus' fatal flaw is his...?
impracticality and failure to visualize the outcome of his actions.
Caesar agrees to go to the capitol because he...?
is ashamed of being afraid.
Caesar does not fear death because...?
it must come to all.
To each citizen of Rome, Caesar's will bequeaths...?
money.
In their last talk, Brutus convinces...?
move to Philippi.
Brutus' character is...?
reflective and contemplative.
The lines, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves" expresses Shakespeare's belief that humans...?
shape their own fate.
The quarrel of Brutus and Cassius shows...?
the disintegration of the conspiracy.
Beware the ides of march exclaims...?
the soothsayer.
Brutus says the plotters need no oath because...?
they are already bound by a cause.
Who convinces Brutus to join the plot?
Cassius
In Act IV Brutus and Cassius quarrel over...?
Cassius's acceptance of bribes.
The leader of the conspiracy is...?
Cassius.
"He will never follow anything that other men begin" describes...?
Cicero.
To complete their assassination plot, the conspirators hold a secret meeting in...?
Pompey's theatre
Who was Brutus' wife?
Portia
True or False With firebrands taken from the burning of the capitol, the citizens set fire to the houses of the conspirators.
False
Who was Caesar's wife?
Calphurnia
At his own request, Cassius is stabbed by...?
Pindarus.
Who wrote the history of Julius Caesar?
Plutarch
The action of the play covers approximately...?
2 Years
Caesar, returning home victorious from foreign wars, is offered a kingly crown by Mark Antony...?
3 times.
"Good reasons must of force give place to better"
Brutus
"There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
Brutus
Who is called the most noble Roman?
Brutus
"It was Greek to me"
Casca
Who is the first to stab Caesar?
Casca
Caesar expresses shock and disappointment at the participation in the conspiracy by...?
Brutus.
The actual protagonist of the play whose decisions and actions determine the outcome is...?
Brutus.
"Men at some time are masters of their fate"
Cassius
On the morning of the day of the assassination is planned, the conspirators agree to meet at...?
Caesar's house.
Who was the roman leader before Caesar?
Pompeii
Who convinces Caesar to go to the senate?
Decius Brutus
Most of the conspirators against Caesar are motivated by...?
Envy and jealousy of Caesar's power.
True of False Octavius orders his orders his soldiers to take the body of Cassius to Thasos.
False
True or False Alchemy is the process of shaping gold into beautiful objects.
False
True or False Before Caesar's assassination, Antony summons Octavius to Rome.
False
True or False Brutus cannot be deceived by false flattery.
False
True or False Brutus finds the book which he insists that he had given Caius.
False
True or False Brutus never learns to correctly assess Cassius' character and the evil of their deed.
False
True or False Caesar is buried in Sardis.
False
True or False Caesar's ghost appears to both Brutus and Cassius.
False
True or False Captured by Antony, Brutus is freed by Lucilius.
False
True or False Casca's description of the populous shows a compassion for the common people.
False
True or False Cassius does not want Antony to be assassinated with Caesar.
False
True or False Cassius is honestly opposed to tyranny.
False
True or False Cassius' opposition to Caesar is mainly on political principles.
False
True or False Cinna is the brother-in-law of Brutus.
False
True or False Lepidus captures Pindarus and sends him to Rome.
False
True or False Marcus Brutus is also known as Decius Brutus.
False
True or False Messala dies in the true Roman fashion.
False
True or False Pindarus is killed by Strato.
False
True or False The ghost of Portia prophecies the defeat of Brutus at Phillipi.
False
True or False The quarrel between Brutus and Cassius is witnessed by their fellow commanders and soldiers.
False
True or False To honor Caesar, Flavius orders Murellus to disrobe the images.
False
Who joins the plot because of Brutus?
Ligarius
Who was Brutus' servant?
Lucius
"Great men great losses should endure"
Messala
Who is the Roman tribune?
Murellus
Who is Caesar's nephew?
Octavius
