Act 1-3
Act 4-5
Characters
Quotes
Terms
Random Facts
100
Why are Flavius & Marullus upset at the commoners at the start of the play?
They celebrated Pompey and now they celebrate Caesar. They have no loyalty.
100
What characters make up the triumvirate?
Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus
100
What is the term for the fortune-teller who warns Caesar at the start of the play?
A soothsayer
100
"Beware the Ides of March"
Soothsayer
100
The "Ides of March" refers to...
March 15th (the middle of March)
100
In the 1920s, it was popular for boxers to fight what famous Australian animal?
Kangaroo
200
In the start of the play, Brutus worries about what?
Caesar being appointed King.
200
What character is killed by the commoners because his name is the same as a conspirator?
Cinna (The Poet)
200
Name 2 characters who committed suicide in the play.
Brutus
Cassius
Titinius
200
"E tu Brute?"
Caesar
200
What is a triumvirate?
3 people ruling together
200
What common condiment was once used as medicine?
Ketchup
300
What is the last big thing that convinces Brutus to kill Caesar?
The fake letters Cassius & Cinna wrote
300
What important document does Antony bring out during his speech at the funeral?
Caesar's will
300
How did Portia die?
She swallowed hot coals.
300
"This was the noblest Roman of them all"
Antony says this about Brutus
300
Dante's Inferno has Cassius and Brutus tortured eternally in hell. What is their punishment?
Satan/Devil is eating them alive for eternity.
300
What was the approximate height of the tallest man to ever live?
9 feet tall
400
What is the first thing Antony does after Caesar's death?
He swears allegiance to Brutus (in order to gain his trust and trick him)
400
Cassius tells Brutus he is mad at him in the tent. Why is Cassius mad?
Brutus was supposed to send gold for the soldiers and did not.
400
Caesar agrees to go to the senate house after Decius points out that other people would notice his absence. This indicates Caesar is most often concerned with...
His own image/reputation
400
"Friends, Roman, countrymen, lend me your ears"
Antony
400
Dead men walking, lions in the marketplace, and lighting are all examples of bad ______ in the play.
Omens
400
Which of the following is NOT a real event in history?
A. A town in Oregon used dynamite to explode a sperm whale carcass and it rained whale blubber on the whole town.
B. The country of Australia waged an official war on the Emu bird
C. In 1919 an entire town was flooded with syrup that killed 21 people.
D. In 1721, a wild herd of goats overtook a Swedish bridge and marooned the small village for an entire month. Rations had to be flown in from the Swedish military regimen.
D. In 1721, a wild herd of goats overtook a Swedish bridge and marooned the small village for an entire month. Rations had to be flown in from the Swedish military regimen.
500
What is the order of people who spoke at Caesar's funeral?
1. Brutus
2. Antony
500
Name 2 of the 4 points that Antony brings up to turn the crowd against the conspirators.
1. Brutus is an honorable man
2. Caesar brought riches to Rome
3. Caesar turned down the crown
4. Caesar left the commoners money in the will
500
What is the name of the 2nd soothsayer who tries to get a note to Caesar warning him of the assassination?
Artemidorus
500
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves"
Cassius
500
What is another name for dumb commoners?
Plebians (plebs)
500
In the very early stages of modern surgery, which of the following was most important about your doctor?
A. The location where he did the surgery
B. How tall/big he was
C. The type of hand soap he would use
D. How many teeth were on the saw he used to cut
B. How tall/big he was