Julius Caesar Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Julius Caesar Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Caesar want Antony to greet Calpurnia in a certain manner in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To cure her barrenness.
(b) To show her she is loved.
(c) To lift her low spirits.
(d) To let her say goodbye to him.

2. Why was the wound Brutus gave Caesar the worst of them all?
(a) He broke his heart.
(b) He re-opened an old war wound.
(c) It was the last blow he would ever have on earth.
(d) He plunged the deepest.

3. Why is Brutus not running in the same race that Antony is at the celebration for?
(a) He is not well.
(b) His wife asked him not to.
(c) He is not a sportsman.
(d) He is wary of Ceasar.

4. What is the last thing Brutus asks the crowd after Caesar's assassination?
(a) "Do you believe me?"
(b) "Am I understood?"
(c) "Have I offended you?"
(d) "Can you follow me?"

5. What is Casca so concerned about when he first meets Cicero in Act 1, Scene 3
(a) A curse.
(b) The battle brewing in Rome.
(c) The lions in the forest.
(d) The storm that rages about them.

6. At the end of Act 1, what does Cassius think the recent strange happenings are a result of?
(a) A Rome with no leader.
(b) A civil war in Rome.
(c) An assassination plot.
(d) The impending crowning of Caesar.

7. Why is Cassius so surprised by what Popilus says to him as they enter the Senate House just before Caesar's assassination?
(a) He thought Popilus would be more open.
(b) Cassius thought Popilus was on Pompey's side.
(c) Cassius thought Popilus was a supporter of Caesar.
(d) Cassius did not think Popilus knew about the conspiracy.

8. What does Caesar say about the signs Calpurnia has seen of impending doom?
(a) He does not believe in signs.
(b) He will risk the chance of death to uphold his honor.
(c) They could be meant for any man.
(d) They are figments of her imagination.

9. Who does Marullus stop in the street at the beginning of the play?
(a) Senators.
(b) Guards.
(c) Commoners.
(d) Soldiers.

10. Who is the first person to warn Caesar of his assassination?
(a) Brutus.
(b) A soothsayer.
(c) Artemidorus.
(d) Calpurnia.

11. In Act 1, Scene 2, how does Brutus say he feels about honor?
(a) He wants honor, but so much to kill for it.
(b) He hopes some honor will make his wife proud of him.
(c) He feels honor is subjective and frail.
(d) He loves honor more than he fears death.

12. What does Brutus offer the people if they do not agree with what he did for Rome by assassinating Caesar?
(a) To serve the people as a slave.
(b) To be stripped of his title as a senator.
(c) To be put to death.
(d) To be banished.

13. What day is Caesar assassinated?
(a) His birthday.
(b) The Ides of March.
(c) Venus's birthday.
(d) The day of Feasting.

14. Why does Caesar tell Decius about Calpurnia's dream about his death?
(a) Decius pesters him with questions.
(b) He loves Decius.
(c) Decius seems concerned, and Caesar wants to calm his fears.
(d) Decius calls him a coward.

15. Where does Cicero talk to Casca when they first appear in the play?
(a) In an open field.
(b) On the street.
(c) At his house.
(d) In the Senate house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Portia do in Act 2, Scene 4, on the day of Caesar's assassination?

2. What does Caesar tell Antony to do to his wife as he passes her in the street during his race at the celebration?

3. How many hills are in Rome?

4. What does the man waiting for Caesar to leave his house say about virtue?

5. Why does Cassius think Antony should be killed as well?

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