Julius Caesar Act 1 Quiz (Act I)

Julius Caesar Act 1 questions

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1. What warning does the Soothsayer call out to Caesar in the street?
   To beware the senate house · To trust no man named Brutus · To refuse the crown when offered · To beware the ides of March
2. According to Casca, what happened when Antony offered Caesar a crown?
   Caesar accepted it while the whole crowd cheered · Brutus struck it from Antony's hand in anger · He refused it three times, ever more reluctantly · Caesar handed it to Calpurnia to keep for him
3. Why does Caesar tell Antony he does not trust Cassius?
   He owes Caesar a great sum of money · He thinks too much and seldom smiles · He fought for Pompey against Caesar · He is too fond of plays and music
4. Why does Cassius plan to throw letters in several different hands through Brutus's window?
   So Brutus thinks all Rome begs him to act · So Caesar suspects the wrong conspirators · So Casca will be blamed if the plot fails · So Portia will urge her husband to act
5. Why do the tribunes Flavius and Marullus scold the commoners celebrating Caesar's triumph?
   The commoners have skipped a whole day of work · The festival honours a foreign god, not Rome's · The crowd has jeered at the senators passing by · The crowd once cheered Pompey and now his conqueror

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