ACT 3 MCQ (SCENE 1,2,3)

1. What is the primary reason the conspirators give for assassinating Caesar?
A. To prevent him from becoming a tyrant.
B. To avenge Pompey.
C. Because of personal jealousy.
D. To please the Roman citizens.

Answer: A. To prevent him from becoming a tyrant.

2. Who tries to warn Caesar with a letter before he enters the Senate?
A. Artemidorus.
B. Casca.
C. Antony.
D. Octavius.

Answer: A. Artemidorus.

3. What is Caesar's reaction to the conspirators' pleas to pardon Publius Cimber?

A. He agrees reluctantly.
B. He dismisses their pleas and declares himself unwavering.
C. He orders Publius Cimber to be executed.
D. He ignores them and discusses other matters.

Answer: B. He dismisses their pleas and declares himself unwavering.

4. What are Caesar's famous last words?

A. "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars."
B. "Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!"
C. "Beware the Ides of March!"
D. "O Rome, I die for thee!"

Answer: B. "Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!"

5. What does Antony do immediately after Caesar’s assassination?

A. He flees Rome.
B. He vows revenge on the conspirators.
C. He pretends to align with the conspirators.
D. He calls for the citizens to storm the Senate.

Answer: C. He pretends to align with the conspirators.

6. How does Antony sway the crowd during his funeral speech?
A. By accusing Brutus directly of being a traitor.
B. By showing them Caesar’s will and his wounds.
C. By threatening them with military force.
D. By mocking the conspirators’ intelligence.

Answer: B. By showing them Caesar’s will and his wounds.

7. What is the content of Caesar’s will as revealed by Antony?

A. He leaves his wealth to the conspirators.
B. He gives his private gardens and 75 drachmas to the Roman citizens.
C. He declares Antony as his heir.
D. He pardons Brutus and Cassius for their actions.

Answer: B. He gives his private gardens and 75 drachmas to the Roman citizens.

8. What is the reaction of the Roman citizens after Antony's speech?

A. They remain loyal to Brutus.
B. They demand Antony become king.
C. They riot and burn the conspirators' houses.
D. They flee the city in fear.

Answer: C. They riot and burn the conspirators' houses.

9. Who is mistaken for one of the conspirators and killed by the mob?
A. Cinna the poet.
B. Casca.
C. Trebonius.
D. Lepidus.

Answer: A. Cinna the poet.

10. What does Antony predict in his soliloquy after Caesar’s death?
A. A peaceful resolution in Rome.
B. A civil war that will engulf the entire Roman Empire.
C. Caesar’s return as a ghost to haunt Brutus.
D. The rise of Octavius as Rome’s ruler.

Answer: B. A civil war that will engulf the entire Roman Empire.

11. What role does Trebonius play during Caesar’s assassination?

A. He warns Caesar of the conspiracy.
B. He distracts Mark Antony to keep him away from the Senate.
C. He delivers the first blow to Caesar.
D. He gives a speech to the Roman crowd.

Answer: B. He distracts Mark Antony to keep him away from the Senate.

12. Who stabs Caesar first?

A. Brutus.
B. Cassius.
C. Casca.
D. Decius.

Answer: C. Casca.

13. What is Brutus’s justification to the Roman people for killing Caesar?
A. Caesar was corrupt and oppressive.
B. Caesar was ambitious, and his ambition posed a threat to Rome's freedom.
C. Caesar planned to exterminate the Senate.
D. Caesar had betrayed his allies.

Answer: B. Caesar was ambitious, and his ambition posed a threat to Rome's freedom.

14. What phrase does Antony repeat sarcastically during his funeral speech to emphasize
the conspirators’ betrayal?
A. "Long live Rome!"
B. "Brutus is an honorable man."
C. "Caesar deserved to die."
D. "The conspirators were brave men."

Answer: B. "Brutus is an honorable man."

15. How does Antony describe Caesar's refusal of the crown in his funeral speech?
A. As a staged act to gain sympathy.
B. As proof that Caesar was not ambitious.
C. As evidence of Caesar’s weakness.
D. As a manipulation of the crowd’s emotions.

Answer: B. As proof that Caesar was not ambitious.

16. What do the citizens call for after hearing Caesar's will?
A. They demand to crown Antony as king.
B. They seek vengeance against the conspirators.
C. They decide to honor Brutus as their leader.
D. They call for the reinstatement of the monarchy.

Answer: B. They seek vengeance against the conspirators.

17. Why does the mob attack Cinna the Poet?

A. They mistake him for a conspirator named Cinna.
B. They believe he supported Caesar’s assassination.
C. He delivers a speech in support of Brutus.
D. He tries to calm them down.

Answer: A. They mistake him for a conspirator named Cinna.

18. What symbolic act does Caesar perform just before his death?

A. He holds out his hand in forgiveness.

B. He wraps himself in his cloak.
C. He raises the crown high in defiance.
D. He kneels before the conspirators.

Answer: B. He wraps himself in his cloak.

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19. What is Antony's ultimate goal in delivering his funeral speech?

A. To secure his position as Caesar’s successor.
B. To incite the Roman citizens to rebellion.
C. To unite Rome under Octavius’s rule.
D. To defend the conspirators’ actions.

Answer: B. To incite the Roman citizens to rebellion.

20. What emotion does Antony’s funeral speech primarily evoke in the citizens?

A. Hatred toward Caesar.

B. Sympathy for Brutus.
C. Anger and a desire for vengeance.
D. A sense of confusion and despair.

Answer: C. Anger and a desire for vengeance.

21. What role does Trebonius play during Caesar’s assassination?

A. He warns Caesar of the conspiracy.
B. He distracts Mark Antony to keep him away from the Senate.
C. He delivers the first blow to Caesar.
D. He gives a speech to the Roman crowd.

Answer: B. He distracts Mark Antony to keep him away from the Senate.

22. Who stabs Caesar first?

A. Brutus.
B. Cassius.
C. Casca.
D. Decius.

Answer: C. Casca.

23. What is Brutus’s justification to the Roman people for killing Caesar?
A. Caesar was corrupt and oppressive.
B. Caesar was ambitious, and his ambition posed a threat to Rome's freedom.
C. Caesar planned to exterminate the Senate.
D. Caesar had betrayed his allies.

Answer: B. Caesar was ambitious, and his ambition posed a threat to Rome's freedom.

Scene 1: Caesar's Assassination

1. Why does Caesar refuse to read Artemidorus's letter?

A. He does not trust Artemidorus.
B. He wants to focus on matters concerning Rome first.
C. He already knows what the letter says.
D. He is interrupted by the conspirators.
Answer: B. He wants to focus on matters concerning Rome first.

2. What is Caesar’s reaction to Brutus stabbing him?

A. He fights back fiercely.
B. He curses Brutus.
C. He accepts his death with the words, "Et tu, Brute?"
D. He forgives Brutus.
Answer: C. He accepts his death with the words, "Et tu, Brute?"

3. What do the conspirators do after Caesar’s death?

A. They flee the Senate immediately.
B. They bathe their hands and swords in Caesar’s blood.
C. They proclaim Antony as the new ruler.
D. They issue an apology to the citizens of Rome.
Answer: B. They bathe their hands and swords in Caesar’s blood.

4. What request does Antony make after Caesar’s assassination?

A. To be allowed to leave Rome.
B. To speak at Caesar’s funeral.
C. To take control of Caesar’s estate.
D. To become part of the conspiracy.
Answer: B. To speak at Caesar’s funeral.

5. What condition does Brutus set for Antony’s funeral speech?

A. Antony must not blame the conspirators.
B. Antony must speak after Brutus.
C. Antony must speak only with permission.
D. All of the above.
Answer: D. All of the above.

Scene 2: Brutus’s Speech and Antony’s Funeral Oration

6. What does Brutus say is his main reason for killing Caesar?
A. Caesar’s ambition.
B. Caesar’s plans to invade Rome.
C. Caesar’s lack of loyalty to his friends.
D. Caesar’s cruelty toward the Senate.
Answer: A. Caesar’s ambition.

7. How does the crowd initially respond to Brutus’s speech?

A. They demand to punish the conspirators.
B. They support Brutus and agree Caesar was ambitious.
C. They question Brutus’s reasoning.
D. They leave to mourn Caesar.
Answer: B. They support Brutus and agree Caesar was ambitious.
8. How does Antony refute Brutus’s claim that Caesar was ambitious?
A. By showing Caesar’s wounds.
B. By reminding the crowd of Caesar’s rejection of the crown.
C. By reading Caesar’s letters.
D. By accusing Brutus of lying.
Answer: B. By reminding the crowd of Caesar’s rejection of the crown.

9. What is the effect of Antony showing Caesar’s will to the crowd?

A. It enrages the citizens against the conspirators.
B. It makes them want to crown Antony as king.
C. It calms the citizens and brings peace.
D. It has no significant effect.
Answer: A. It enrages the citizens against the conspirators.

10. What happens to the mood of the crowd during Antony’s speech?
A. They become calm and reflective.
B. They are moved to riot against the conspirators.
C. They support the conspirators’ cause.
D. They demand a trial for Caesar.
Answer: B. They are moved to riot against the conspirators.

Scene 3: Cinna the Poet’s Death

11. Why does the mob attack Cinna the Poet?

A. He supports Brutus and Cassius.
B. He speaks out against Antony.
C. They mistake him for Cinna the conspirator.
D. He tries to calm the angry crowd.
Answer: C. They mistake him for Cinna the conspirator.

12. What does Cinna the Poet protest to the mob?

A. That he is not a conspirator.
B. That he loves Caesar.
C. That he is only a poor poet.
D. All of the above.
Answer: D. All of the above.

13. What does the mob’s treatment of Cinna reveal about their state of mind?
A. They are logical and calm.
B. They are easily manipulated and full of rage.
C. They are loyal to Brutus.
D. They are mourning Caesar’s death.
Answer: B. They are easily manipulated and full of rage.