Julius Caesar Unit Test
' - not that I loved Caesar less but / that I loved Rome more.' (3.2.22-23)
Brutus
'Caesar, now be still: I kill'd not thee with half so a good a will.' (5.5.51)
Brutus
'Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius / that you would have me seek into myself / for that which is not in me?' (1.2.65 - 67)
Brutus
Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?
Brutus is well thought of by the people. If he supported the conspiracy the conspirators would be in better favor with the people following the assassination.
Portia
Brutus' Wife
Calpurnia
CAESAR'S WIFE
'Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once.' (1.2.32 - 33)
Caesar
'Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.' (1.2.195-196)
Caesar
The play begins immediately after...
Caesars victory over Pompey
Lucillius
Captured by Antony's soldiers, mistaken for Brutus
'Caesar, thou art revenged, / Even with the sword that killed thee.' (5.3.44-45)
Cassius
'Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed / that he is grown so great?' (1.2.150)
Cassius
Who has a birthday in the play?
Cassius
Who said that the conspirators needed no oath because they were bound by their cause and not by empty words?
Cassius.
What are three types of plays Shakespeare wrote?
Comedy, History and Tragedy
Cassius
Convinces Brutus to join conspiracy to kill Caesar
Caesar yields to Calpurnia's wishes, at first. Why does he change his mind and decide to go to the Senate meeting.
Decius reinterprets Calpurnia's dream to entice Caesar to go to the meeting.
Mark Antony
Devoted follower of Caesar; avenges Caesar's murder
Under which two monarchs did Shakespeare perform and write?
Elizabeth and John I
Caesar
Emperor of Rome
What country was Shakespeare's birthplace?
England
The 'feast of Lupercal' was a celebration of...
Fertility
Artemidorus
Gives Caesar a letter of warning
What did Antony say to the people in his funeral speech for Caesar?
He contradicts the accusations made by the conspirators of treason and demands that they be put to death for Caesar's murder.
What is ironic about the timing of Caesar's murder (in relation to the preceding events).
He is destroyed just after proclaiming his magnificence and indestructibility.
How does Cassius plan to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy?
He is going to forge notes to Brutus from several citizens in order to help sway Brutus against Caesar.
How does Brutus dies?
He kills himself with his sword.
What did Brutus say to the people at the funeral?
He told them the assassination was the only logical way to do the best thing for the people.
How was Caesar physically challenged?
He was deaf in his left ear
Octavius
Heir of Julius Caesar; joins Antony
Of what does Calpurnia try to convince Caesar?
Her dreams are an omen of tragedy and he should not go to the Senate meeting.
Strato
Holds the sword for Brutus to kill himself
Brutus
Joins and then leads conspiracy to kill Caesar
Why was Brutus against killing Mark Antony?
Killing Mark Antony would be too bloody
Octavius and Antony form a triumvirate with...
Lepidus
Cassius could be described as...
Malicious and vengeful
Decius
Persuades Caesar to attend the Senate meeting by convincing him Calpurnia's nightmare wasn't anything to worry about.
Pindarus
Servant who gives a false report to Cassius
'Beware the Ides of March' (1.2.18)
Soothsayer
Brutus believed Caesars assassination was necessary becaus Brutus...
Thought it would be best for citizens of Rome.
Casca
first to stab Caesar
Lepidus
least important member of the 2nd triumvirate.
Julius Caesars most loyal follower was...
Antony
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1564
In what year did Shakespeare die?
1616
How many times was Caesar stabbed?
33
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37 or 38
'Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war.' (3.1.276)
Antony
'Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears' (3.2.78)
Antony
'This was the noblest Roman of them all.' (5.5.67)
Antony
