SparkNotes: Julius Caesar: Quiz

1. How does Caesar first enter the play?

(A) In disgrace; he has been captured

(B) In defeat

(C) In a triumphal procession; he has defeated the rival general Pompey

(D) In disguise

2. What does the Soothsayer say to Caesar?

(A) “Beware the Ides of March”

(B) “Never trust Cassius”

(C) “Pursue the kingship”

(D) “Your toupee is on backward”

3. What does Cassius first ask Brutus?

(A) What happened at the battle

(B) Where his wife is

(C) Why he has been so distant and contemplative lately

(D) Whether he wants to be king instead of Caesar

4. What does Brutus admit to Cassius?

(A) That his wife is dead

(B) That he and Antony have had an argument

(C) That he thinks the Senate is doomed

(D) That he fears the people want Caesar to be king

5. What does Antony offer Caesar in the marketplace?

(A) The crown

(B) The key to the city

(C) A newspaper

(D) A new chariot

6. That night, which of the following omens are seen?

(A) Dead men walking

(B) Lions strolling in the marketplace

(C) Lightning

(D) All of the above

7. What finally convinces Brutus to join the conspirators?

(A) Forged letters planted by Cassius

(B) Visits from the citizens

(C) His intuition

(D) Omens

8. Why does Calpurnia urge Caesar to stay home rather than appear at the Senate?

(A) He travels too much; they have hardly seen each other lately

(B) His grandchildren are coming to visit

(C) He does not appear presentable enough

(D) She has had nightmares about his death

9. Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings?

(A) He is deaf in one ear and fails to hear her correctly

(B) Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has interpreted the dream and the omens incorrectly

(C) He wants fresh air

(D) He wants to humor the conspirators

10. What does Artemidorus offer Caesar in the street?

(A) A letter warning him about the conspiracy

(B) A victory wreath

(C) A new shield

(D) The crown

11. What do the conspirators do at the Senate?

(A) Kneel around Caesar

(B) Stab him to death

(C) Proclaim “Tyranny is dead!”

(D) All of the above

12. What does Antony do when he arrives at Caesar’s body?

(A) He swears allegiance to Brutus

(B) He weeps over Caesar’s body

(C) He shakes hands with the conspirators

(D) All of the above

13. After the assassination of Caesar, which of the conspirators addresses the plebeians first?

(A) Decius

(B) Cassius

(C) Antony

(D) Brutus

14. What is Brutus’s explanation for killing Caesar?

(A) Caesar was ambitious

(B) Caesar was old

(C) Caesar was evil

(D) Caesar was weak

15. What does Antony tell the crowd?

(A) That Brutus is an honorable man

(B) That Caesar brought riches to Rome and turned down the crown

(C) That Caesar bequeathed all of the citizens a large sum of money

(D) All of the above

16. What is the crowd’s response?

(A) Apathy; they did not care for Caesar and his ambition

(B) Indifference; Antony’s rhetoric does not move them

(C) Rage; they chase the conspirators from the city

(D) Irritation; they are tired of Antony’s constant complaints

17. Who is Octavius?

(A) Antony’s cousin

(B) Brutus’s son

(C) Caesar’s adopted son and appointed heir

(D) Cassius’s best friend

18. Octavius and Antony join together with whom?

(A) Titinius

(B) Casca

(C) Cinna

(D) Lepidus

19. Why do Brutus and Cassius argue?

(A) They are tired of each other’s company

(B) Cassius seduced Brutus’s wife

(C) Brutus asked for money and Cassius withheld it

(D) They disagree on the best tactics for the upcoming battle

20. What news do Brutus and Cassius receive from Rome?

(A) Portia is dead

(B) Many senators are dead

(C) The armies of Antony and Octavius are marching toward Philippi

(D) All of the above

21. What appears at Brutus’s bedside in camp?

(A) A crow

(B) Caesar’s ghost

(C) A bloody dagger

(D) A lion

22. What does Cassius think has happened to his and Brutus’s armies?

(A) He believes that they have been defeated by Antony and Octavius

(B) He thinks that they have won

(C) He believes that they have joined the ranks of Antony and Octavius

(D) He thinks that they have been felled by an epidemic

23. What is Cassius’s response to the situation?

(A) He gives himself up to Antony and Octavius

(B) He flees

(C) He waits quietly for it all to end

(D) He has his servant stab him

24. What does Brutus do when he sees the battle lost?

(A) He joins Antony’s side

(B) He kills himself

(C) He gives himself up as a prisoner to Antony and Octavius

(D) He flees

25. What does Antony call Brutus?

(A) A scoundrel

(B) A bad soldier

(C) A coward

(D) The noblest Roman