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Name: _______________________________________________________ Date:_________________________________ . At the opening of the play, what are the plebeians celebrating? Octavius' victory over Brutus Caesar becoming King Caesar's marriage to Calpurnia Caesar's victory over Pompey The plebeians are: elected officials in the Roman senate relatives of Caesar the ruling class of Rome members of the lower classes "Beware the ides of March" is stated by whom? Cassius Calpurnia Brutus A soothsayer Who leads the conspiracy against Caesar? Brutus Antony Cinna Cassius Who states the following: " Accoutred as I was, I plunged in / And bade him follow; so indeed he did." Portia Brutus Antony Cassius Portia is the wife of whom? Cinna Caesar Flavius Brutus To convince Brutus to join him, what does the lead conspirator plant in his house? an eagle Senate documents outlining Caesar's betrayal a bloody knife an anonymous letter decrying Caesar's rule How many times does Caesar refuse the crown? twice once never three Who offers Caesar the crown? Cicero Casca Brutus Antony What happens to Caesar after refusing the crown? Calpurnia dies he becomes King the crowd runs him off he falls in the market place Who states the following: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." Caesar Brutus Cicero Antony When is the ides of March? March 31 March 14 March 1 March 15 Who states the following: "Tell me, good Brutus, can you see your face?" Caesar Portia Decius Cassius What almost keeps Caesar from attending Senate on the day of his death? Antony's warning Calpurnia's illness Decius' warning Calpurnia's bad dream What does Portia do to prove her strength to Brutus? Tells him she loves him Shows him the best way to deceive Caesar She does nothing She cuts herself The crowd is outraged and start an angry mob after Antony's speech. True False According to Brutus' speech, Caesar had to die because he was ambitious. True False Antony is given permission to speak at Caesar's funeral by the conspirators. True False Calpurnia wants Caesar to stay home because she had a bad dream. True False Et tu , Brute means "And you to, Brutus." True False Cassius tells all of the conspirators to bathe their hands in Caesar's blood. True False Cassius tells Antony he must not say anything bad about the conspirators. True False Brutus does not think Antony should speak at Caesar's funeral. True False Caesar reads Artemidorus's letter first. True False Portia is worried about Brutus because he talks with her daily. True False Brutus says there is no need to kill Antony because it would be like being a butcher. True False Brutus disagrees with taking an oath because he doesn't think it is right for honorable men to take an oath. True False Brutus thinks Caesar will abuse his power if he is crowned king. True False The soothsayer states "Beware the Ides of March." True False Lupercal is a Roman festival held on February 15 th . True False Choose one Essay and write a 5 paragraph essay on the following pages (25%)