Julius Caesar Act 3 Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which conspirator strikes Caesar first?
Casca
Cassius
Decius Brutus
Brutus
2. The mob kills Cinna the Poet even after learning that he is not Cinna the conspirator. What does this episode most clearly illustrate?
Antony has ordered the crowd to punish everyone who shares a conspirator’s name
The citizens have uncovered a second conspiracy organized by Roman writers
Cinna the Poet knowingly sacrifices himself to protect the conspirators
The crowd’s anger has become irrational and dangerous, overwhelming individual identity and evidence
3. When Artemidorus urges Caesar to read his letter first because it concerns Caesar personally, how does Caesar respond?
He gives the letter to Antony to examine privately
He orders Artemidorus to present it before the Senate
He reads the letter but dismisses its warning as superstition
He says matters concerning himself will be attended to last
4. Why does Metellus Cimber kneel before Caesar at the Capitol?
To ask Caesar to forgive Cassius for an earlier offense
To swear public loyalty before Caesar receives a crown
To distract Antony while Trebonius takes Caesar aside
To petition for the repeal of his brother Publius Cimber’s banishment
5. Why does Brutus allow Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral despite Cassius’s warning?
Brutus believes Antony has privately agreed that Caesar was ambitious
Brutus plans to prevent the citizens from hearing Antony’s entire speech
Brutus believes his own explanation and the restrictions placed on Antony will keep the crowd under control
Brutus expects Antony to announce that Octavius has abandoned his claim to power
6. Which condition does Brutus place on Antony’s funeral speech?
Antony must not blame the conspirators and must say that he speaks with their permission
Antony may discuss Caesar’s victories but not display his body
Antony must share the pulpit with Cassius throughout the speech
Antony must deliver the speech outside Rome to avoid unrest
7. What central argument does Brutus present to the citizens in his funeral speech?
He killed Caesar because Caesar intended to exile every senator who opposed him
He loved Caesar but killed him because he believed Caesar’s ambition threatened Roman liberty
He acted mainly to prevent Caesar from naming Antony as his heir
He joined the plot only after the Roman citizens demanded Caesar’s removal
8. How does Antony’s repeated description of Brutus and the conspirators as “honourable men” function over the course of his speech?
It becomes increasingly ironic as Antony presents evidence that challenges their claim that Caesar was ambitious
It reassures the crowd that Antony has forgiven the conspirators
It distinguishes Brutus’s honorable motives from Cassius’s dishonorable ones
It signals Antony’s uncertainty about whether Caesar deserved to die
9. Why is Antony’s disclosure of Caesar’s will especially effective with the crowd?
It proves that Caesar intended to make Brutus his political successor
It makes Caesar’s generosity personally relevant by leaving money to citizens and public use of his gardens
It identifies the conspirators who will inherit Caesar’s private wealth
It reveals that Caesar had refused every legal claim to Roman leadership
10. During his funeral speech, Antony points to Caesar’s wounds and identifies where individual conspirators struck. What is the primary rhetorical effect?
It turns an abstract political dispute into a vivid emotional experience of violence and betrayal
It shifts attention away from Caesar and toward Antony’s own political qualifications
It demonstrates that Antony witnessed every detail of the assassination firsthand
It provides a neutral account so the citizens can conduct a formal investigation
11. After the assassination, Antony predicts that “domestic fury and fierce civil strife” will spread through Italy. How does this prediction shape the meaning of the conspirators’ act?
It confirms that Caesar’s death will immediately restore stable republican government
It foreshadows that an act presented as liberation will instead unleash widespread conflict
It suggests Antony intends to withdraw from Roman politics rather than seek revenge
It shows that the conspirators have already arranged a war between Rome and another nation
12. In the play, what is the main dramatic effect of Caesar’s words “Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!”?
They reveal that Caesar accepts the conspirators’ political argument
They show that Caesar had secretly expected Cassius to attack him
They emphasize that Brutus’s participation feels like a decisive personal betrayal
They indicate that Caesar mistakes Brutus for Antony
13. What does Artemidorus try to give Caesar on the way to the Capitol?
A petition asking Caesar to recall Publius Cimber from exile
A letter naming the conspirators and warning Caesar of the plot
A message reporting that Antony has joined the conspirators
A prophecy explaining Calpurnia’s dream
14. After Caesar’s death, what request does Antony’s servant bring to Brutus?
Antony asks to take Caesar’s body away without speaking to anyone
Antony offers to help the conspirators arrest Caesar’s remaining supporters
Antony asks whether he may come safely, hear the conspirators’ reasons, and judge Brutus’s explanation
Antony demands that the conspirators surrender before Octavius arrives
15. By the end of Act 3, Antony learns that Brutus and Cassius have fled Rome, while Octavius and Lepidus are at Caesar’s house. What larger shift does this suggest?
The conspirators have secured control of Rome and invited Octavius to negotiate
The Senate has restored the political situation that existed before Caesar’s death
Popular and political momentum is moving away from the conspirators toward Caesar’s allies
Antony has abandoned Caesar’s cause because Octavius has arrived too late
16. What does the disagreement over Antony reveal about Cassius’s approach compared with Brutus’s?
Cassius is guided mainly by friendship, while Brutus evaluates Antony only as a military rival
Cassius trusts the citizens to remain calm, while Brutus expects immediate violence
Cassius wants Antony to address the crowd, while Brutus initially opposes any funeral ceremony
Cassius more accurately anticipates Antony’s persuasive threat, while Brutus overestimates the power of reason and imposed rules