Julius Caesar Quiz - Act II Scenes i & ii

Act 2. Scene i: What time of day is it when this scene opens and Brutus is alone in the garden?

• Noon

• Dusk

• Midnight

• Three a.m.

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Act 2 Scene i: To what does Brutus compare Caesar?

• A poisonous snake

• A fox

• A loose cannon

• A trojan horse

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Act 2 Scene i: Brutus convinces the others that they do not need ____________ in the conspiracy.

• Cicero

• Casca

• Him

• Cinna

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Act 2 Scene i: What do the letters Brutus receives urge him to do?

• Take no action against Caesar

• Go into exile immediately

• Act against Caesar

• Weigh his options carefully

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True or False: Brutus insists Antony should be killed as well as Caesar

• True

• False

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Act 2 Scene ii: What does Calphurnia claim to have seen?

• A statue of Caesar oozing blood in a hundred places

• The Senate ablaze

• A pack of wolves tearing Caesar apart on the battlefield

• A thousand people bowing at her husband's throne

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Act 2 Scene ii: True or False: Caesar agrees to stay home

• True

• False

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Act 2 Scene ii: What is reported to be wrong with the animal Caesar had sent to be sacrificed?

• Its blood was black

• It had no brain

• It had no heart

• It escaped

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Act 2 Scene ii: Why does Calphurnia want Caesar to stay home?

• She thinks the crowd has not shown adequate respect

• She is ill and does not want to be alone

• She is afraid he will be murdered

• She fears she will be killed if he leaves her

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Act 2 Scene ii: By what is Caesar awakened on the Ides of March?

• The blare of trumpets

• A clap of thunder

• A barking dog

• Calphurnia crying out in her sleep

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