Julius Caesar Test

Question 1

Shakespeare wrote during the 1500’s which is what century?

Answer 1

16th

Question 2

where did the majority of people live?

Answer 2

South

Question 3

Approximately 120,000 people lived in

Answer 3

London

Question 4

Despite a beautiful house on the exterior, Elizabethan houses had

Answer 4

dull lighting, no proper drainage, and no running water

Question 5

In 1561, what plague kills 17,000 in London?

Answer 5

Bubonic/ Black Death

Question 6

The major industry in England at this time

Answer 6

wool

Question 7

Elizabeth is the daughter of which Henry

Answer 7

VIII

Question 8

Elizabeth’s mother was executed. Who was she?

Answer 8

Anne Boleyn

Question 9

Elizabeth is known as the…

Answer 9

virgin queen

Question 10

Upon Elizabeth’s mother’s death, Elizabeth was

Answer 10

banished from court

Question 11

Elizabeth became queen at the age of

Answer 11

25

Question 12

Elizabeth inherited what type of nation?

Answer 12

weak, divided

Question 13

At the beginning of Elizabeth’s reign, England was at war with

Answer 13

France and Scotland

Question 14

which ruler broke with Rome and established the Church of England

Answer 14

Henry VIII

Question 15

Which ruler was a hard-lined protestant

Answer 15

Edward VI

Question 16

Which ruler was Catholic and publicly burned heretics at the stake

Answer 16

Mary I

Question 17

William Shakespeare was born in

Answer 17

Stratford

Question 18

In 1594, Shakespeare founds

Answer 18

The King’s Players

Question 19

Shakespeare helps to finance what theatre, located on Bankside in London?

Answer 19

Globe Theatre

Question 20

Theatres in Shakespeare’s time are designed as a/an

Answer 20

open air

Question 21

Julius Caesar (the play) takes place in

Answer 21

Ancient Rome

Question 22

Where did Rome’s empire stretch from?

Answer 22

Britain to North Africa
Persia to Spain

Question 23

Rome suffered from constant infighting between

Answer 23

ambitious military leaders and the far weaker senators

Question 24

Shakespeare emphasized how the actions of who or what ultimately determine history

Answer 24

the leaders of Roman society

Question 25

When does Julius Caesar die?

Answer 25

March 15, 44 BC

Question 26

why were the citizens celebrating?

Answer 26

Caesar's defeat of Pompey

Question 27

Who first attempted to talk to Brutus into turning against Caesar?

Answer 27

Cassius

Question 28

what warning was Caesar given?

Answer 28

"beware the ides of March"

Question 29

explain what Caesar did when he was offered the crown

Answer 29

when caesar was given the crown he refused it thrice. He did this to make him seem more humble and to gain popularity with the people

Question 30

how did the conspirators plan to convince Brutus to join their plot?

Answer 30

through sending him letters of praise under fake names

Question 31

how did the weather contribute to the mood of act one? Explain

Answer 31

-contributed to the chaotic mood of the act -portrayed the conflict within the conspirators -alluding to their anger -worried about the plot to kill Caesar

Question 32

why do the tribunes Flavius and Marullus become angry with the commoners at the beginning of the play?

Answer 32

they are going to celebrate victory over Pompey when they supported him yesterday.

Question 33

how does Caesar respond to the Soothsayer's warning

Answer 33

disregards it

Question 34

why does Cassuis send letters to Brutus that appear to have been written by other people

Answer 34

to boost his confidence and make him more willing to kill Caesar

Question 35

Why does Brutus feel that Caesar must be assassinated soon

Answer 35

so that he wasn't crowned making their actions treason

Question 36

who suggested that Antony's life would be spared? Why?

Answer 36

Brutus; he has no real value

Question 37

How did Calpurnia's dreams act as foreshadowing?

Answer 37

-showed conspirators washing their hands in Caesar's blood -once they kill Caesar they wash their hands in his blood

Question 38

How did Decius convince Caesar to leave the house

Answer 38

through flattery and that he won't become king if he doesn't go

Question 39

who tried to warn Caesar with a letter

Answer 39

Ardemetrious (Arty)

Question 40

why is Portia upset with brutus

Answer 40

says he is acting different/ he hasn't been sleeping or talking as normal

Question 41

what has made calpurnia concerned about Caesar's safety

Answer 41

the recent signs and dreams; bathing hands in Caesar's blood

Question 42

Is Brutus's decision to join the conspiracy driven more by his conscience or by Cassius's manipulation

Answer 42

Cassius manipulation; the letters; boost in confidence

Question 43

who was the first to stab caesar

Answer 43

casca

Question 44

what did Caesar say before he died? What does this mean?

Answer 44

"Et tu Brute" meaning and you Brutus

Question 45

what reason did Brutus give for Caesar's assassination

Answer 45

he was far too ambitious

Question 46

what did Antony show the citizens? How did this win the citizens to Caesar and Antony's favor?

Answer 46

Caesar's will; they were given 75 drachmas and all of Caesar's land. They now believed that Caesar was humble and generous

Question 47

How did the citizens react to Antony's speech? What innocent bystander was killed as a result?

Answer 47

filled with courage and rage which led them on the path to mutiny; cinna the poet was killed

Question 48

what disagreement do Brutus and Cassius have about plans for Caesar's funeral

Answer 48

letting antony speak -cassius says no -Brutus says yes

Question 49

what does Mark Antony's soliloquy reveal about his motivations for the rest of act three

Answer 49

he is angry and wants to exact revenge

Question 50

why does Antony's funeral speech have a much more powerful effect on the crowd than Brutus's speech

Answer 50

he plays to the emotions of the crowd -calls them friends above all else

Question 51

What does the murder of Cinna the poet in act 3 scene 3 suggest about the use of violence to achieve political goals

Answer 51

-there was no true order to the madness -they no longer care about anything but killing him once they find out he has the same name as a conspirator -they only wanted revenge and not justice