Julius Caesar

By: William Shakespeare

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Julius Caesar: Act I

During reading Comprehension Check
1. At the end of scene I, what do Marullus and Flavius go to do?
A. Make the citizens return to work.
B. Kill Caesar.
C. Start a riot against Caesar.
D. Remove scarves from Caesars statues.
E. Celebrate the Festival Lupercal.
2. When Cassius and Brutus discuss Caesar in scene ii, Cassius tells
Brutus all of the following except that
A. Cassius was born free.
B. Caesar has been named king.
C. Cassius saved Caesar from drowning.
D. Caesar has fits.
E. Caesar can catch fevers.
3. When Caesar says,
Yond Cassius has lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.
He suggest that Cassius
A. is malnourished.
B. Has an outgoing personality.
C. Is pensive and brooding.
D. Is the life of any party.
E. Is powerful.
4. For Circero, the storm in scene iii is
A. something wonderful to see.
B. Something to be terrified of.
C. Something to foretell his own future with.
D. An omen of Caesars death.
E. An omen of Cascas death.
5. What person is Cassius referring to in these lines to Casca?
Now could I, Casca, name thee a man,
Most like this dreadful night,
That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars
As doth the lion in the Capitol;
A man no mightier than thyself, or me,
In personal action; yet prodigious grown,
And fearful, as these strange eruptions are.
A. Brutus
B. Himself
C. Antony
D. Caesar
E. Octavius
Post Reading Writing

Choose one of the following prompts and write a page to a page response.
Be sure to write on the top of your response which prompt you have chosen
and which act and scene you are responding to. Do not to use any prompt
more than 4 times.
1. Diary Entry: summarize what happened in your latest reading BUT do
so while pretending to be a character of your choosing writing in
his/her diary.
2. Literary Terms: find four instances in you latest reading in which one of
our literary terms is used. Note the quote, explain which term is being
used and write a sentence or two about how it is functioning in the text
(is it developing a character? Is it creating suspense? ect).
3. Choose a passage: Choose a passage from your latest reading that you
found particular meaningful/ enjoyable, significant/ noteworthy. Explain
what is going on in the passage and why you chose this passage.
4. Paraphrase a passage: choose a passage from your latest reading that
you found particularly confusing or difficult. Re-read it for
understanding and then paraphrase the passage into everyday
English.
5. Make a connection: make a connection to your life, community, school,
favorite TV show, ect. Be sure to explain the connection in detailcompare it, contrast it, what do they say about each other?

Julius Caesar: Act II

During reading Comprehension Check
1. After awhile sitting alone in his garden, Brutus concludes the Caesar
A. has wronged Brutus and needs to be killed.
B. Has already shown himself to be a tyrant.
C. Is his friend and should be spared.
D. Is harmless at present.
E. May change his personality when he becomes king.
2. When Cassius suggests that they also kill Antony, Brutus
A. argues for including Antony in the plot.
B. Argues to let Antony live.
C. Argues only to kill Caesar and his heir, Octavius.
D. Argues to kill Calphurnia instead.
E. Argues to kill both Antony and Caesar secretly.
3. In her dream, Calphurnia has seen
A. the ghost of her father coming to warn her.
B. Caesar being stabbed in front of the capitol.
C. Caesar being poisoned.
D. A statue of Caesar spouting blood.
E. An army overtaking Caesar.
4. To convince Caesar to go to the Senate, Decius
A. reinterprets Calphurnias dream.
B. Presents an order from the senate for Caesar to appear.
C. Threatens to kill Caesar.
D. Threatens to take Calphurnia hostage.
E. Warns him of the plan.
5. Portia asks the Soothsayer about Caesar because
A. she wants to warn Caesar.
B. She wants to know about Brutus.
C. She plans to poison Caesar.
D. She wants her fortune told.
E. She has a favor to ask Caesar.

Julius Caesar: Act III

During Reading Comprehension Check
1. Immediately after the conspirators stab Caesar,
A. Antony proclaims himself king.
B. Cassius orders the arrest of Calphurnia.
C. Octavius takes his uncles place.
D. Brutus commits suicide.
2. Brutus agrees to let Antony speak at Caesars funeral but
A. Brutus must speak after Antony.
B. Antony can only place blame on Caesar.
C. Brutus gets to ignite the funeral pyre.
D. Brutus gets to blame Antony for Caesars death.
E. Antony may not blame any of the conspirators
3. At Caesars funeral, Brutus
A. Explains the he killed Caesar for the good of Rome.
B. Explains that he killed Caesar in self-defense.
C. Explains Caesars death as an accident.
D. Begs forgiveness from the crowd.
E. Incites the citizens to continue the rebellion against Antony and
Octavius.
4. During the funeral oration, Antony
A. points out Caesars good points
B. Refers to Brutus as honorable.
C. Goes back on his promise to Brutus.
D. Promises to reward anyone who will kill Brutus.
E. Kills himself.
5. Whom does the mob apparently kill in scene iii
A. Brutus
B. Cassius
C. Cinna, the poet
D. Cinna, the senator
E. Casca

Julius Caesar: Act IV

During Reading Comprehension Check
1. As they plan to avenge Caesars death in scene I, Antony and Octavius
agree to
A. kill members of their own families.
B. Kill all the sneators of Rome.
C. Kill Brutus and Cassius families.
D. Kill Brutus and Cassius.
E. Kill themselves.
2. Antony and Octavius consent to include Lepidus in their plans because
A. Lucius Pella stole from him
B. Brutus took a bribe from Lucius Pella
C. Brutus ignored Cassius defense of Pella.
D. Brutus killed Pella without trial.
E. Brutus tried to bribe Pella
3. Brutus defends his condemning of Lucius Pella because
4. In the following lines, what reason does Brutus give for the march to
Philippi?
The people twixt Philippi and this ground
Do stand but in a forced affection;
For they have grudged us contribution.
The enemy, marching along by them
By them shall make a fuller number up,
Come on refreshed, new-added, and encouraged;
From which advantage shall we cut him off,
If at Philippi we do face him there,
These people at our back.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

The Philippians are stronger soldiers and can stand the march.
He wishes to take Antony and Octavius by surprise.
He has already agreed to meet Antony and Octavius there.
Antony and Octavius army is tired.
The Philippians would join Antony and Octavius forces if they stay.

2. Antony and Octavius consent to include Lepidus in their plans

because he is a brilliant
military strategist.
A.
B.
C.
D.

He
He
He
He

serves their purposes for the time being.

is clever and will only follow orders.
is wealthy.
is Brutus and Cassius best friend.

Julius Caesar: Act V

During Reading Comprehension Check
1. Why do Brutus and Cassius bid each other farewell before the battle
begins?
A. they would rather die honorably in battle than be taken prisoner.
B. They plan to meet after the battle.
C. They are brothers-in-law.
D. They have been poisoned.
E. They know they will probably be defeated.
2. When Cassius sends Tintinius to ride into his camp, Tintinius is
surrounded by cheering soldiers. Cassius presumes this means
A. Tintinius has rallied Cassius troops.
B. Antonys soldiers have taken Cassius camp.
C. That Tintinius has been killed.
D. That Brutus has led a counterattack against Antony.
E. That Octavius soldiers have taken Cassius camp.
3. As
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

a result of Pindarus report about Tintinius, Cassius

orders a counterattack.
Returns to battle to lead a counterattack.
Sends a message to Brutus.
Commits suicide.
Surrenders to Antony and Octavius.

4. When Brutus learns what Cassius has done, he immediately

A. orders Lucilius to take his place.
B. Returns to battle.
C. Sends a letter to Octavius.
D. Commits suicide.
E. Surrenders to Antony and Octavius.
5. Whom does Antony call the noblest Roman of them all?
A. Julius Caesar
B. Octavius
C. Brutus
D. Portia
E. Cassius