Julius Caesar
Act I
Act II
Act III
Literary Devices
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Once a close friend of Caesar's and a conspirator.

A. Cassius B. Marc Antony C. Decius D. Brutus 

D. What is Brutus 

100
What do Brutus and Cassius do during the Lupercal celebration?
Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the consipracy
100
Brutus does not want the conspirators to make an oath. Why?
Because Romans don't need to make pacts to one another. Their word is enough.
100
Who says, "Et tu, Brute?" and what happens after it is said?
Caesar says it and he dies.
100

When the audience knows something the characters do not, it is called..

A. verbal irony B. dramatic irony C.situational irony

B. What is dramatic irony
200
What does Antony offer Caesar three times in the marketplace?
A crown
200
Who does Caesar describe as having a "lean and hungry look" and basically doesn't trust?
Cassius
200
What does Calpurnia see in her dream? What is it about?
Blood spurting from Caesar's statue and men bathing from his blood. She was getting a vision of the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar.
200
Why do the conspirators all kneel before Caesar to beg for Publius Cimber’s reinstatement from exile?
To get physically close to Caesar in order to stab him.
200

Which term refers to a protagonist or noble character who dies courageously? 

A. Round character B. tragic hero C. dynamic character D. Sad hero 

B. What is tragic hero

300
Who does Caesar defeat and at the beginning of the play?
Pompey
300
What does Cassius reveal in his soliloquy in Act 1? (What will he do to get Brutus apart of the conspiracy?)
He will write letters to Brutus in different types of handwriting pretending to be people of Rome that want Brutus to go against Caesar.
300

What is Brutus' motivation for joining the conspiracy? 

What is he believes it is what is best for Rome

300
Who is the first to stab Caesar? Who is the last to stab him?
Casca and then Brutus
300

A line delivered for the audience to hear but not the other characters on stage is called an

A. Soliloquy B.Monologe C. Aside 

C. What is an aside 

400

Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings and still go to the capitol?

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

400
What is Brutus' inner conflict?
He loves Caesar but fears he will be a tyrant.
400
What was the result of the sacrifice the priests gave? What did they tell Caesar to do?
The priests could not find a heart in the beast and told Caesar to stay home.
400
What happens to Cinna as he travels to Caesar's funeral?
He is killed by the rioting citizens because they initially thought he was Cinna the conspirator and even after they realize who he is, they still kill him out of anger.
400

The following quote from Cassius is what type of figurative language, "I know he wouldn't be a wolf if the Romans didn't act like sheep. He couldn't be a lion if the Romans weren't such easy prey." 

A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Alliteration 

B. What is a metaphor 

500
What does Antony do when he meets with the conspirators and sees Caesar’s body?
-He swears allegiance to Brutus and shakes hands with the conspirators
500
What are the two stories Cassius brings up about Caesar? What two physical weaknesses do we learn about Caesar?
-Caesar challenged Cassius to swim race and began to drown. -Caesar got sick and cried out; Cassius called him a sick girl. -Caesar is deaf in one ear. -Caesar has epilepsy (the falling sickness).
500

What does Brutus say about killing Marc Antony? Who suggested that Marc Antony be killed? 

What is that it would make their cause too bloody. What is Cassius 

500
What did Antony claim that Caesar left his citizens in his will?
75 drachmas and public parks
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What is called when the Soothsayer told Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March" 

A. Foreshadowing B. Simile C. Alliteration D. Allusion

A. What is foreshadowing 

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