Julius Caesar: First Quiz

1. At the beginning of the play,what are the plebeians celebrating?

Caesars marriage to Calpurnia
Brutus' marriage to Portia
Caesar's victory over Pompey
Antony's victory over Cassius

2. The plebieans are:

the ruling class of Rome
elected offciials in the Roman Senate
members of the lower class
higher than the paetricians

3. 'Beware the Ides of March' is proclaimed by whom?

Cicero
A soothsayer
A poet
A messenger

4.  Who leads the conspiracy against Caesar?

Cassius
Octavius
Cicero
Brutus

5. Why does Caesar suggests Antony ' touch Calpurnia'?

to rid her of amnesia
to rid her of bad dreams
to rid her of sterility
to impregnate her

6. Who states the following: "Accoutred as I was, I plunged in /And bade him follow; so indeed he did."?

Portia
Antony
Brutus
Cassius

7. Portia is the wife of whom?

Brutus
Cicero
Cassius
Octavius

8. Who states the following: "What you would work me to, /I have some aim; /How I have thought of this and of these times."?

Brutus
Cicero
Cassius
Octavius


9. To convince Brutus to join him, what does the lead conspirator plant in his house?

an animal with no heart
a scroll testifying Caesars' hypocrisy
anonymous letters decrying Caesar's rule
a bloody knife

10. How many time did Caesar refused the crown?

Once
Twice
Three times
Four times

11. Who offers Caesar the crown?

Cicero
Antony
Casca
Cassius

12. What happens to Caesar after refusing the crown?

he fainted in the market place
he becomes king
His wife,Calpurnia became pregnant
Antony got the plebieans to chase him away

13. How does Brutus die?

He fell off a cliff
He was speared in battle
By his own sword
Antony killed him


14.Caesar suffers from one of the following.

limp in one leg
slur in his speech
deafness in his left ear
athritis in his right leg

15.Octavius is:

a tribune
a general in Caesar's army
a Senator of Rome
Caesar's adopted son

16. Who spoke the following lines,"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"?

Brutus
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
Cicero

17. Caesar's will promises the following:

Antony will rule in his place
75 drachmas for each plebeian
Land for the tribunes
A house for his generals

18. Who says this,"So call the field to rest; and let's away,/ To part the glories of this happy day."

Mark Antony
Octavius
Brutus
Lepidus

19. Who is the speaker refering to as 'the noblest Roman of them all"?
   
Cicero
Brutus
Cinna
Julius Caesar

20. When is the ides of March?

March 2
March 15
March 21
March 31