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