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Julius Caesar

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Act I: Scene 1
Act I: Scene 2
Act I: Scene 3
Act II: Scene 1
Act II: Scene 2
Act II: Scene 3
Act II: Scene 4
Act III: Scene 1
Act III: Scene 2
Act III: Scene 3
Act IV: Scene 1
Act IV: Scene 2
Act IV: Scene 3
Act V: Scene 1
Act V: Scene 2
Act V: Scene 3
Act V: Scene 4
Act V: Scene 5

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Caesar
Antony
Octavius
Brutus
Cassius

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Who's in Charge Here? The Question of Leadership in Julius Caesar
A World without Women — Female Roles in Julius Caesar
Theater within a Theater in Julius Caesar

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1:  Marcellus and Flavius chastise a group of workmen for

a. drinking in a public place

b. ignoring Caesar’s procession

c. disregarding Pompey

d. working on a holiday
2:  Calphurnia is married to

a. Brutus

b. Cassius

c. Antony

d. Caesar
3:  After meeting in the storm, Cassius and the other conspirators agree to meet at

a. the Forum

b. the Capitol

c. Pompey’s Porch

d. the Emporium
4:  Brutus bases his decision to assassinate Caesar on

a. his hatred for Caesar

b. what Caesar may do if he is crowned king

c. his own desire to be king

d. the need to please Cassius
5:  Portia is nervous in Act II, Scene 4, because

a. she fears that her husband is involved in a wicked plot

b. that the wound in her leg is infected

c. Lucius has gotten lost

d. Ligarius has died
6:  Who means to warn Caesar about the conspiracy with a letter?

a. the Soothsayer

b. Portia

c. Cicero

d. Artemidorus
7:  After turning the crowd against the conspirators, Antony joins forces with whom?

a. Casca

b. Cassius

c. Octavius

d. Pompey’s sons
8:  In Act IV, the location of the play moves from Rome to a camp outside

a. Tesla

b. Malta

c. Sardis

d. Mykonos
9:  Brutus accuses Cassius of

a. being a bad leader

b. killing Portia

c. being a coward

d. betraying him by condemning Lucius Pella
10:  Which of the following four words best describes Brutus' character?

a. Idealistic

b. Stoic

c. Magnanimous

d. Hedonistic
11:  Portia dies when

a. Brutus kills her

b. she is taken prisoner

c. she wounds her thigh

d. she swallows hot coals
12:  After discovering Cassius’ body, Brutus decides to

a. surrender

b. try to escape

c. commit suicide

d. continue fighting with the enemy
13:  Who said the following: "Caesar, thou art revenged, / Even with the sword that killed thee."

a. Cassius

b. Brutus

c. Lepidus

d. Octavius
14:  Who said the following: “[C]owards die many times before their deaths."

a. Caesar

b. Calpurnia

c. Brutus

d. Cassius



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