Julius Caesar, Act 1 Quizizz

At the opening of the play, what are the plebeians, or commoners, celebrating?

• Caesar becoming King

• Octavius' victory over Brutus

• Caesar's defeat of Pompey

• Labor Day

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Who offers Caesar the crown in the marketplace?

• Flavius

• Marullus

• Brutus

• Antony

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Who leads the conspiracy against Caesar?

• Cassius

• Antony

• Casca

• Cinna

What are Caesar’s ailments (e.g. his seizure) a metaphor for?

• the resolution of the Renaissance

• the sickness and disharmony in Rome

• the strength and unity in Rome

• the strength and power of Caesar

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Caesar is indirectly characterized as being an arrogant tyrant in all of the following ways except which?

• Caesar is so angry that the Roman public doesn’t beg him to be king that he suffers a seizure.

• Caesar publicly embarrasses his wife by saying that she is sterile and infertile.

• Caesar refers to himself in third person; he doesn’t use first person pronouns.

• Caesar says that men who don’t listen to music, plays, and culture should be feared.

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Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race of Lupercal?

• to cure her illness

• to make sure she's alive

• so that she will become pregnant

• so he (Caesar) gets the crown

Why do the conspirators not want Caesar in power?

• They are afraid he will be lazy

• They are afraid he will become a dictator

• They think he will refuse the position

• They do not want more wars

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