J Caesar Quiz

Who is the author of the play Julius Caesar?

• Sophocles

• Shakespeare

• Homer

• Aristotle

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What best describes the first scene of Caesar?

• Caesar is seen entering Rome during a festival and people are praising him for his recent military success

• Flavian and Marullus, representations of the Aristocracy, are angrily discussing Caesar’s power and how the common man has left work just to get a glimpse of Caesar.

• Cassius walks through the city streets of Rome ripping off posters of Caesar because he is jealous

• Brutus walks through the city streets of Troy ripping off posters of Caesar because he is jealous

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Who is the first to warn Caesar of the Ides of March?

• Calpurnia

• Antony

• Portia

• A Soothsayer

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Which character is known as the Virue-lover, honorable man?

• Antony

• Cassius

• Brutus

• Casca

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When Cassius is trying to convince Brutus to join the conspirators, he recollects a time when he saved Caesar’s life. How did he save Caesar’s life?

• A hungry lion attacked, and Cassius killed it before it got to Caesar

• Their military post was ambushed and Cassius stepped in front of an enemy’s sword for Caesar

• Caesar was drowning in a river, and Cassius rescued him

• None of these— Cassius never saved Caesar.

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Who says, “The fault...is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.”

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Casca

• Caesar

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What is being communicated through the comparison of man to an “underling?” (“The fault...is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.”)

• Men are weak and lowly; we do not act when we should

• Men are scared and too afraid to face down obstacles even when they know they are going to win

• Men are unfaithful and shouldn’t be trusted

• Men are dangerous and try to get too much power over others

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Who offers the crown to Caesar and how many times does he do it?

• Casca offers it 3 times

• Antony offers it 3 times

• Marc Anthony offers it 2 times

• Brutus offered it once but regretted it and was glad Caesar rejected it

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Check all who are conspirators against Caesar

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Antony

• Decius

• Casca

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In Brutus’s soliloquy (page 18–19), he considers the problem in Rome and compares it to what?

• A lion about to give birth

• A woman about to give birth

• A snake with an egg

• The Trojan horse

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