Julius Caesar Final Test

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spurn

to reject

Portia

Brutus' wife ; killed herself

cogitations

Deep thoughts; musings

True or False: Brutus viewed Caesar's assassination as necessary because Brutus wanted to rule Rome himself.

False

True or False: Calpurnia served as comic relief throughout the play.

False

True or False: One of Brutus's fatal flaws was that his military record was too perfect.

False

Calpurnia

Had ominous dreams

How was Caesar physically challenged?

He was deaf in his left ear

Strato

Held the sword for Brutus to kill himself

Octavius and Antony join together with whom?

Lepidus

True or False: Artemidorus tried to warn Caesar

True

True or False: Brutus charged Cassius with accepting bribes.

True

True or False: One of Caesar's fatal flaws was his sense of immortality.

True

Cassius

Weakest member of the second triumvirate

visage

face or appearance

conspirator

one who plots against another

malice

spitefulness; showing evil

Vex

to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse

Base

Raw; vulgar

Caesar is warned to what?

Beware the Ides of March

Who spares Antony's life?

Brutus

True or False: Brutus said the conspirators needed no oath because they were bound by their cause and not by empty words.

True

provender

fodder for livestock

emulation

imitation

Octavius

Adopted son and Caesar's heir

Julius Caesar's most loyal follower was who?

Antony

Brutus was visited by whos ghost?

Caesar's

What was the Feast of Lupercal a celebration of?

Caesar's victory at Lupercal

All the following characters killed themselves EXCEPT:

Casca

Who had his birthday in the play?

Cassius

lamented

mourned or grieved for

valiant

Eagerly; preferably

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."

Lepidus

"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"

Antony

"Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he is grown so great?"

How many times was Caesar stabbed?

33

Fain

Honorable; noble in action

Fret

To worry

ensign

a flag showing allegiance or nationality

tyrant

an absolute ruler unrestrained by law

True or False: Brutus made an ultimately fatal mistake by allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral.

True

True or False: Cassius could be described as greedy and driven.

True

True or False: the play began after Caesar's victory at Philippi.

False

augmented

enlarged


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