Caesar's Assassination Quiz

What does Caesar say just before he dies?

• Caesar shall not die yet.

• Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!

• Beware the Ides of March.

• Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

Who is the first to stab Caesar?

• Brutus

• Cinna

• Casca

• Cassius

What reason does Brutus give the people for Caesar’s assassination?

• Caesar was too ambitious.

• Caesar was a tyrant

• Cassius forced his hand

• Caesar threatened the Senate

What document does Antony read at Caesar’s funeral?

• A letter from Brutus

• The conspirators' plan

• The law of Rome

• Caesar’s will

How does Antony refer to the conspirators during his funeral speech?

• As honorable men

• As enemies of the state

• As cowards

• As traitors

What is the reaction of the Roman crowd after Antony's speech?

• They remain loyal to Brutus

• They leave the Forum silently

• They riot and attack the conspirators

• They vote for a new Caesar

Why does Brutus allow Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral?

• He trusts Antony to speak with permission

• He wants to test the crowd’s loyalty

• He’s afraid of Antony

• He wants to leave Rome

What does Caesar leave to the Roman citizens in his will?

• His title

• Money and land

• A statue

• The crown

What does Antony show the crowd to provoke anger?

• Caesar’s body and stab wounds

• Brutus’s sword

• Calpurnia’s dream

• A statue of Caesar

What does Cassius suggest doing if their cause fails?

• Pleading with the Senate

• Committing suicide

• Fleeing Rome

• Asking Antony for peace