Julius Caesar Act I and II

What are Brutus’ feelings about Caesar?

• loves him like a father

• hates him with a vengeance

• unsure of his leadership

• loves him but does not want him crowned king

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Identify the speaker.
“Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;   He thinks too much, such men are dangerous.” (I.ii).

• Cassius

• Caesar

• Casca

• Brutus

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The storm in Act 1, scene iii serves as what literary device?

• pun

• foreshadowing

• dialogue

• allusion

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How will Cassius further try to manipulate Brutus into joining the conspiracy?

• have a messenger deliver a telegram to Brutus's house

• bribe him with gold

• write letters of flattery and leave them where Brutus will find them

• threaten to kidnap his wife and the ransom is joining the conspiracy

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As Casca tells it, first ​ (a)   After each offering the people ​ (b)   Caesar ​ (c)   ​ , but before falling, he had offered the people ​ (d)   Finally, he ​ (e)   and

• Antony offers Caesar the crown three times.

• shouted, hooted, and clapped their hands.

• fell down and foamed at the mouth

• his throat to cut.

• came to himself again

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Who is clearly an enemy of Caesar throughout Act I?

• Calpurnia

• Casca

• Brutus

• Cassius

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At the beginning of Act I, Scene i, how do we know that Caesar is a powerful man?

• He defeated Brutus in a fight.

• He defeated Pompey in a civil war.

• He beat Mark Antony in a wrestling match.

• He beat Cassius across a river in a swimming contest.

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Why do Flavius and Murellus demand that the decorations be removed from the statues in the opening scene?

• They are trying to stop the Feast of Lupercal.

• They do not want the people to celebrate Caesar.

• They are allergic to the flowers.

• They are trying to punish the Roman commoners for skipping out of work.

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Who warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March?

(a)  

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Soothsayer

• Calpurnia

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Match the following characters with their descriptions.

• Calpurnia

• Caesar's wife, unable to have children.

• Casca

• Describes the events of the race. A bit of a jokester.

• Marullus

• The "head" conspirator. Strongly dislikes Caesar.

• Cassius

• A Roman senator. Caesar's friend, but doesn't want Rome to have a king.

• Brutus

• Anti-Caesar. Lectures the townspeople for celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompey.

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