Julius Caesar Test

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"Caesar, now be still: I kill'd not thee with half so good a will."

Brutus

Who spares Mark Antony's life?

Brutus

What are Brutus's mistakes in allowing Mark Antony to give a funeral speech?

Antony was a more persuasive speaker

List Caesar's fatal flaws.

Arrogance and dynastic ambition

What reasons does Brutus give for not swearing oaths?

As honorable and honest men—good Romans all, they are pledging themselves to commit an honorable deed by killing Caesar; it would suggest that they lack nobility, honest, and courage.

Who was Caesar's most loyal follower?

Brutus

What reason does Brutus give for assassinating Caesar?

Brutus is saying that in order to prevent Caesar from ruling Rome as a tyrant, he must kill Caesar before Caesar gets the opportunity to rule as a tyrant and allows his ambition to negatively affect his behavior.

List all the characters who killed themselves.

Brutus, Cassius, Titinius

Who had ominous dreams?

Calpurnia

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

Cassius

Whose birthday occurs during the play?

Cassius

What does Artemidorus do in the play?

He writes a letter to Caesar to warn him of his upcoming assassination

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once."

Julius Caesar

Whose ghost visits Brutus (Act IV, Act V)?

Julius Caesar

Who was the weakest member of the Second Triumvirate?

Lepidus

"Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!"

Mark Antony

Who were the members of the Third Triumvirate?

Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian

Who was Caesar's adopted son and heir to Rome?

Octavian

Who was Brutus's wife? What happened to her at the end of Act III?

Porcia. She stabs herself in the leg.

List Brutus's fatal flaws.

Rigid idealism, poor judgements, and naivety

What physical disability did Caesar have?

Seizures

Who held the sword for Brutus to kill himself?

Strato

What does the soothsayer warn Caesar about?

''Beware the Ides of March''

When does the play begin?

February 44 BC right after Caesar led in defeating Spain

The Feast of Lupercal celebrated what?

Fertility

What does Brutus charge Cassius with?

Having condemned one of their men for taking bribes

Who tries to warn Caesar throughout the play?

He tried to warn Caesar about the conspirators by getting him to read his letter but he dismissed it.


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