Julius Caesar Act III Quiz

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In Caesar's last few speeches, when he refuses to pardon Publius Cimber, his tone is...

Proud and arrogant

Excited and irrational

Reasonable and accommodating

Kind and sympathetic

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When Antony first shakes hands with the Conspirators, it suggests that he

Knows nothing about the assassination

Plans to join them to kill Caesar

Accepts the murder and supports the Conspirators

Wishes they would kill him as well

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

During Antony's oration, he repeatedly says, "But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man." What rhetorical device is this using?

Dramatic Irony

Verbal Irony

Situational Irony

Rhetorical Question

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the connotations of Antony's image of Caesar as a hart, or deer?

Untamed, shy, hidden

Gentle, attractive, tender

Timid, weak, quick to flee

Free, noble, proud

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How are Antony's true feelings about the Conspirators first revealed?

In his dialogue with the Conspirators

In his soliloquy over Caesar's body

In his funeral oration for Caesar

In a series of asides in conversation

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In his oration, how does Antony show that the Conspirators were not honorable?

He contrasts Caesar's deeds with the reasons for the assassination

He attacks their characters directly

He gives examples of their past acts of dishonor

He explains the meaning of honor

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Choose the item that most accurately PARAPHRASES the following lines:
When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept;
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

Poor people and Caesar cried; they are not stern enough to be ambitious

Caesar wept right along with his poor citizens; if he's ambitious, he ought to be tougher than that

Caesar cried with the poor people who cry because Caesar's ambition is stern

When is it that the poor have cried, when Caesar has cried? Ambition should be more stern.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was Brutus' purpose in speaking first after Caesar's death?

To convince Antony that their actions were valid

Because Brutus loved Caesar most

To sway the plebians in favor of the conspiracy

Because he was tired and wanted to leave first

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why does Antony point to the wounds on Caesar's body and the tears in his cloak and identify whose dagger made each one?

It shows Antony saw the murder and knows who is responsible

It increases Antony's credibility with the crowd

It emphasizes the treachery involved and makes each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar's death

He is so horrified by the crime that he can't help exclaiming over it

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do Antony's speeches in Act III reveal about his character?

He uses the deeds of others to his advantage

He is a loyal and clever supporter of Caesar

He did not truly care for Caesar

He is unaware of his effect on others

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What news is reported to Antony at the end of Scene ii?

The conspirators are celebrating in the city streets

Caesar's funeral is over

Octavius has arrived in Rome

The mob is on the way to declare him king

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement sums up the purpose of Scene iii, in which a group of plebeians attacks Cinna the Poet

The poet was a murderer

Workers hate the arts

Romans are barbarians

Mob rule now governs

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What impression does Shakespeare give of the plebeians in Act III?

They are easily manipulated

They are men of principle

They respect the noblemen

They do not care for politics

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The purpose of a paraphrase is to...

restate the passage as briefly as possible

interpret a passage

find hidden meaning in a passage

restate a passage in one's own words

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When Antony and Brutus first speak after the assassination, Brutus speaks of malice, which means _____________.

ill will

regret

suspicion

violence

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Confounded means

speak formally and at length

complete opposites or totally different things are compared

when the reader/audience knows more than the characters

confused

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Dramatic irony means

speak formally and at length

complete opposites or totally different things are compared

when the reader/audience knows more than the characters

confused

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Verbal irony uses

old word meaning "petition"

depraved; ignoble

old word meaning "to kick disdainfully"

words in the opposite way of their meaning

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who tries to get Caesar to read their letter of warning on Caesar’s way to the Capitol?

Soothsayer

Artemidorus

Portia

Metellus

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What organ was missing from the sacrificed animal that Caesar requested from the augurers?

Liver

Kidney

Heart

Lungs

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who else does Cassius suggest that the conspirators kill?

Calpurnia

Soothsayer

Antony

Decius

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Calpurnia’s dream about Caesar mention

a.) She dreams about people stabbing him.

a.) She dreams about a bull with no kidneys crying

a.) She dreams about a flood drowning Caesar

a.) She dreams that like a fountain blood spouts of Caesar and the people rejoice in it.

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How do the conspirators convince Caesar to come out of his house on the Ides of March?

a.) They offered him money

a.) They said they were going to crown him in the Senate.

a.) They held Antony hostage and demanded Caesar to come in person.

a.) They laughed at him.

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does the boldface word in the following line mean, “Of your good pleasure? If it be no more, Portia is Brutus’ harlot, not his wife.”

Mother

Life-long Friend

Prostitute

His ex-wife

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How does Decius interpret Calpurnia’s dream?

It was only a bad dream

The people in her dream are being revived.

The people are scared of you.

Don't go out during the Ides of March

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why do the conspirators ask Caesar to pardon Publius Cimber in Act III?

They need Publius Cimber's political support

They want to divert Caesar's attention from the assassination

They want to prove Caesar is kind and just

Publius Cimber is a rival for Caesar's crown

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