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Quiz about The First Half of the Play
Quiz about The First Half of the Play

The First Half of the Play Trivia Quiz


This quiz covers information regarding the first three acts of "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare.

A multiple-choice quiz by buddy1. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
buddy1
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
293,626
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. On what date does the play begin? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How many conspirators are related to Marcus Brutus? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which is not one of the conspirators?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who gives a soliloquy at the beginning of Act II? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who wants to assassinate Mark Antony along with Caesar? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following is NOT something that happens on the day of the assassination, making the conspirators worried that their plan to kill Caesar will not work out? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who does not go into the Senate and thus not stab Caesar? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who distracts Caesar while the other conspirators get ready to kill him? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does Mark Antony do after Caesar is assassinated? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. At the end of Act III, commoners kill a person who shares his name with which conspirator? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On what date does the play begin?

Answer: February 15, 44 B.C.

This is one month prior to the assassination of Julius Caesar. The setting is during a celebration. Romans are celebrating Caesar's defeat of Pompey and the feast of Lupercal, the Roman god of fertility.
2. How many conspirators are related to Marcus Brutus?

Answer: 2

Brutus is related to Cassius and Decius. Cassius is his brother-in-law, and Decius is his cousin.
3. Which is not one of the conspirators?

Answer: Crassus

The eight conspirators were Casca, Cassius, Cinna, Brutus, Decius, Trebonius, Metellus, and Ligarius.
Crassus was one of the three members of the first Triumvirate, along with Pompey and Julius Caesar.
4. Who gives a soliloquy at the beginning of Act II?

Answer: Brutus

Brutus is in his home deciding if he should kill Caesar or not.
5. Who wants to assassinate Mark Antony along with Caesar?

Answer: Cassius

Cassius is worried that Mark Antony will seek revenge, so to keep him from getting revenge Cassius wants him assassinated as well. Cassius also wants Cicero to join the conspirators, but Brutus talks him out of that.
6. Which of the following is NOT something that happens on the day of the assassination, making the conspirators worried that their plan to kill Caesar will not work out?

Answer: Caesar is heard listening to, but not believing, somebody will get killed

First, the soothsayer says his line after Caesar tells him that the ides of March are there. Then, Cassius is wished good luck by Popillius, someone who is not one of the conspirators. Finally, Artemidorus tries to give Caesar his letter but is prevented from doing so by Decius who gives Caesar a piece of paper that he says is more important than Artemidorus's letter.
7. Who does not go into the Senate and thus not stab Caesar?

Answer: Trebonius

He stays outside to prevent Mark Antony from going inside the Senate.
8. Who distracts Caesar while the other conspirators get ready to kill him?

Answer: Metellus

Metellus does this by begging Caesar for the return of his brother, Pubilius.
9. What does Mark Antony do after Caesar is assassinated?

Answer: He runs away.

He feared that a bloodbath would occur among his supporters. Eventually, he did return to Rome to talk during Caesar's funeral and to be part of the second Triumvirate.
10. At the end of Act III, commoners kill a person who shares his name with which conspirator?

Answer: Cinna

These commoners were believed to be so paranoid that they would kill for no apparent reason. The fact that Cinna the poet had the same name as a conspirator didn't help him either.
Source: Author buddy1

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