Julius Caesar Quizzes

Julius Caesar Quiz 1

1 At the opening of the play, what are the plebeians celebrating?
Caesar becoming King

Octavius' victory over Brutus

Caesar's victory over Pompey

Caesar's marriage to Calpurnia
2 The plebeians are:
elected officials in the Roman senate

the ruling class of Rome

relatives of Caesar

members of the lower classes
3 "Beware the ides of March" is stated by whom?
Cassius

Brutus

A soothsayer

Calpurnia
4 Who leads the conspiracy against Caesar?
Cinna

Antony

Cassius

Brutus
5 Why does Caesar request Antony "touch Calpurnia"?
to heal her of a sickness

to rid her of her sterility

to glean her powers of foresight

to impregnate her
6 Who states the following: "Accoutred as I was, I plunged in /And bade him follow; so indeed he did."
Brutus

Antony

Cassius

Portia
7 Portia is the wife of whom?
Brutus

Flavius

Cinna

Caesar
8 Who states the following: "What you would work me to, /I have some aim; /How I have thought of this and of these times."
Cassius

Octavius

Cicero

Brutus
9 To convince Brutus to join him, what does the lead conspirator plant in his house?
a bloody knife

Senate documents outlining Caesar's betrayal

an anonymous letter decrying Caesar's rule

an eagle
10 How many times does Caesar refuse the crown?
three times

twice

never

once
11 Who offers Caesar the crown?
Antony

Cicero

Brutus

Casca
12 What happens to Caesar after refusing the crown?
he becomes King

the crowd runs him off

he falls in the market place

Calpurnia dies
13 How does Brutus die?
at the hands of Octavius

at the nands of Cassius

in a fit of rage against the Republic

by his own sword
14 Caesar suffers from the following:
a bad limp

blindness in one eye

deafness in his left ear

a highly scarred face
15 Octavius is:
Cassius' brother

Calpurnia and Caesar's son

a plebeian

a general in Caesar's army
16 Who states the following: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears."
Brutus

Caesar

Antony

Cicero
17 Caesar's will promises the following:
Antony will rule in his place

his wife will receive all of his riches

75 dachmas to each plebeian

Cassius and Brutus will rule in his place
18 Who states the following: "So call the field to rest; and let's away,/ To part the flories of this happy day."
Antony

Lucius

Portia

Octavius
19 In the statement, "This was the noblest Roman of them all" , to whom is the speaker referring?
Brutus

Antony

Cassius

Caesar
20 When is the ides of March?
March 15

March 14

March 31

March 1
21 The following is NOT a member of the conspiracy against Caesar:
Trebonius

Lepidus

Cinna

Casca
22 The following did not stab Caesar:
Trebonius

Brutus

Casca

Cassius
23 To whom is the speaker referring: "O, let us have him, for his silver hairs/ Will purchase us a good opinion/ And buy men's voices to commend our deeds"?
Decius

Caesar

Cicero

Antony
24 Who states the following: "Tell me, good Brutus, can you see your face?"
Cassius

Portia

Decius

Caesar
25 What almost keeps Caesar from attending Senate on the day of his death?
Antony's warning

Calpurnia's illness

Decius' warning

Calpurnia's bad dream