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Julius Caesar Test

Terms in this set (20)

Which ruler did Caesar defeat in a civil war before the play began?
Pompey
What year was Caesar assassinated?
44 BC
Which rulers made the first triumvirate along with Caesar?
Pompey & Crassus
Which character convinces Caesar to go to the senate on the Ides of March?
Decius
How does Portia show her loyalty to her husband Brutus?
She stabs herself in the leg
To convince Brutus to join the conspiracy, what did Cassius do?
He forges letter from other Roman senators and leaves them at Brutus' house
The servant Pindarus earns his freedom after performing what deed?
Killing Cassius at the Battle of Philippi
Casca is most remembered in the play for this deed?
He is the first to stab Caesar
Who joins Antony and Octavius in the second triumvirate?
Lepidus
What 2 stories does Cassius recall to show weakness of Caesar?
1. Saving Caesar in the Tiber river
2. Watching Caesar "act like a girl" while sick
Cassius and Brutus exchange blows during an argument over Lucius Pella (T/F)
False
What happened to Flavius & Marullus after dismissing the rowdy crowd at the beginning of the play?
Caesar orders them to be killed
Which character suffered from "falling sickness" in the play?
Caesar
Why wold Roman leaders pardon enemy soldiers after battle?
To gain their cooperation as a conquered person
A dishonest man
Knave
Requiring immediate attention, urgent
Exigent
Illegal immigrants
Enfranchise
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Ensign
To be brave or courageous
Valiant
To be a sign or a warning that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
Portend
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