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Julius Caesar – Quiz:

Act 1

COMPREHENSION (1 pt. each) Read each of the following questions. Then choose
the letter of the best answer.

1. Reading the summary at the beginning of Scene 1 helps you understand

that Caesar is powerful because
a. He studies the law
b. All Romans love him
c. The Senate elected him king
d. He defeated Pompey in a civil war

2. Flavius and Marullus view the workers they meet in the street as
a. Weak
b. Stupid
c. Friendly
d. Funny

3. Flavius and Marullus show their disapproval of Caesar’s power when

they
a. Clean up city streets after the festival
b. Try to injure the peasants in the street
c. Remove decorations from statues
d. Walk through the city, crying and yelling

4. Caesar orders Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race so that

a. Caesar will be able to adopt Antony
b. Caesar will win the people’s favor
c. Calpurnia will conceive a child
d. Antony will become a senator

5. Caesar reveals that his tragic flaw may be to ignore warnings when he
a. Dismisses the soothsayer
b. Puts his trust in Antony
c. Urges his wife to stand in the race
 d. Expresses concerns about Cassius

6. The sidenotes for lines 66-78 of Scene 2 explain that Cassius is trying to
a. Persuade common people to trust his ideas
b. Prove that he is a good friend to Brutus
c. Show that Brutus’ friends are fools and cheats
d. Find out what other people think him

7. Why does Cassius describe saving Caesar from drowning?

a. To show Caesar’s weakness
b. To prove Caesar’s intelligence
c. To explain his own recklessness
d. To deny his own bravery

8. Reread Scene 2, lines 301-305. What might Brutus’ tragic flaw be?
a. He is slow to anger
b. He has an arrogant nature
c. He trusts rulers without question
d. He is easily persuaded

9. What do you learn by reading the summary at the beginning of Scene 3?

a. Caesar is about to become King
b. Brutus is at home in bed
c. The night is stormy
d. A civil war has begun

10. Reread Scene 3, lines 157-160. The conspirators want Brutus to join
them because Brutus
a. Will ask others to join the plot
b. Is known as an honorable man
c. Can bring wisdom to the scheme
d. Comes from a noble family
WRITTEN RESPONSE

Short Response (2 pts.) Answer the following question based on your knowledge of
the story in a sentence or two.

6. What are two reasons that Caesar gives for not trusting Cassius?

Extended Response (3 pts.) Answer the following question based on your knowledge
of the story in a short paragraph.

7. Explain how Caesar’s words and/or actions on the day of the race might be used as
evidence that he will be a poor ruler if he takes control of Rome. Use 2 examples
from the text to support your answer.