Julius Caesar Test (not every question)
Antony
"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war."
According to the play, Caesar was stabbed _______ times: *
33
spitefulness; showing evil *
malice
"He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him." (scene i, line 6) *
metaphor
Show you sweet Caesar's wounds, poor poor dumb mouths, / And bid them speak for me (lines 218-219) *
personification
fodder for livestock *
provender
Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? (line 85) *
rhetorical question
Here was a Caesar! When comes such another? (line 245) *
rhetorical question
Octavius
adopted son and Caesar's heir
deep thoughts; musings *
cogitations
Julius Caesar's most loyal follower was: *
Antony
People want to see Caesar as a hero; others think he is a tyrant
One man's hero is another man's enemy *
sought revenge against *
avenged
raw; vulgar *
base
mourned; cried *
lamented
"I cannot drink too much of Brutus' love." (scene iii, line 160) *
metaphor
"This is a sleepy tune. ---O murderous Slumber, /Lay'st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy, / That plays thee music?-- " (scene iii, lines 266 - 268) *
personification
"When love begins to sicken and decay,/It useth an enforced ceremony." (scene ii, lines 20-21) *
personification
property that has been taken by force *
spoils
Which of these events convinces Brutus that he was wrong to kill Caesar? *
the appearance of Caesar's ghost
Why does Brutus decide to join the plot against Caesar? *
to protect Rome from a tyrant
true or false: Artemidorus tried to warn Caesar. *
true
true or false: Brutus charged Cassius with accepting bribes. *
true
true or false: Brutus made an ultimately fatal mistake by allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. *
true
true or false: Brutus said the conspirators needed no oath because they were bound by their cause and not by empty words. *
true
true or false: Cassius could be described as greedy and driven. *
true
true or false: One of Caesar's fatal flaws was his sense of immortality. *
true
an absolute ruler *
tyrant
honorable; noble in action *
valiant
to annoy, irritate, or confuse *
vex
Lepidus
weakest member of the Second Triumvirate
The fortune-teller warns Caesar: *
"Beware the Ides of March"
Brutus
"Caesar, now be still: I kill'd not thee with half so good a will."
Julius Caesar
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once."
Cassius
"Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he is grown so great?"
"Et tu, Brute?"
Be Careful whom you trust *
Who spares Antony's life? *
Brutus
Portia
Brutus's wife; killed herself
Brutus was visited by the ghost of: *
Caesar
All of the following characters killed themselves EXCEPT: *
Casca
Who had his birthday in the play? *
Cassius
a flag showing allegiance or nationality *
Ensign
Brutus ignores the fact that he has little military experience; Cassius ignores it by giving in to Brutus' plan
Good leaders acknowledge their own weaknesses *
In his conversation with Octavius about Lepidus, what does Antony show about himself? *
He has few moral principles.
What does Caesar mean when he says "Et tu, Brute'"? *
He is surprised that Brutus is part of the plot against him.
How was Caesar physically challenged? *
He was deaf in his left ear
Octavius and Antony form a triumvirate with: *
Lepidus
Based on the play, what can you conclude about ancient Rome? *
Many people were superstitious
"Beware the Ides of March"
Superstition can be a powerful driving force *
What can you conclude from the crowd's reaction to the speeches Brutus and Antony make in the marketplace after Caesar's death? *
The crowd is easily swayed.
Why do the plotters decide not to attack Antony? *
They fear Antony's military skills
I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, Who, you all know, are honorable men. / I will not do them wrong; I rather choose / To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, / Than I will wrong such honorable men. (lines 118-122) *
conduplicatio
one who plots against someone else *
conspirator
imitation; copying in admiration *
emulation
eagerly; preferably *
fain
true or false: Brutus viewed Caesar's assassination as necessary because Brutus wanted to rule Rome himself. *
false
true or false: One of Brutus's fatal flaws was that his military record was too perfect. *
false
true or false: The play began after Caesar's victory at Philippi. *
false
The Feast of Lupercal was a celebration of: *
fertility
to worry *
fret
Which of these phrases best describes Cassius' reasons for plotting against Caesar *
greed and hunger for power
Calpurnia
had ominous dreams
Strato
held the sword for Brutus to kill himself
"There is a tide in the affairs of men/ Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;/Omitted, all the voyage of their life/ Is bound in shallows and in miseries. / On such a full sea are we now afloat;/And we must take the current when it serves, / Or lose our ventures. (scene iii, lines 216 - 222) *
imagery