Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Quiz and Answer Key Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering each Act of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The assessments may double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive bundle option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.

Act 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Setting
• The motivation of a crowd
• Marullus's perception of Caesar
• A coinciding event
• Flavius's perception of Caesar
• Cassius's fear
• The actions of a Soothsayer
• Cassius's efforts to diminish Caesar
• Caesar's medical condition
• Cassius's plan to manipulate Brutus
• Casca's fear
• Cinna's role in a conspiracy

Act 2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The role of Lucius
• How Brutus rationalizes murdering Caesar
• How Brutus feels about his men taking an oath
• Individuals not permitted into the group
• The nature of Antony's relationship with Caesar
• Portia's concern for her husband
• How Brutus's secrecy affects Portia
• Ligarius's loyalty
• Calpurnia's nightmares
• Ominous occurrences that foreshadow tragic events
• Decius's influence on Caesar
• The purpose of Artemidorus's letter
• Information from the Soothsayer
• Portia's grievances

Act 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Caesar's decision involving Artemidorus's letter
• Why Cassius fears the conspiracy has fallen apart before Caesar speaks
• Cassius's extreme reaction to his fear
• Brutus's motivation for kissing Caesar's hand
• Caesar's self image
• Brutus's motivation for having Antony brought to him
• Antony's apology to Caesar's corpse
• Antony's ominous prediction for the region
• The basis on which Brutus asks the public to trust him
• How Antony manipulates the public into distrusting Brutus
• The reading of Caesar's will

Act 4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The nature of Antony's conversation with Octavius and Lepidus
• What Antony intends to do with Caesar's will
• Antony's intentions for Lepidus
• The changing nature of Brutus and Cassius's relationship
• Brutus's observations about Cassius's behavior
• Information provided to Brutus by Lucilius
• Why Brutus punished Lucius
• Brutus's accusations against Cassius
• Cassius's self-image
• Cassius's emotionally charged offer to Brutus
• An unexpected visitor to the tent
• A supernatural encounter

Act 5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Antony's assumption about Brutus and Cassius's motives
• Conflict between Antony and Octavius
• Brutus and Cassius's denigrating assessment of Antony
• Cassius's opinion on superstitions
• Messala's role in the battle
• The death of Cassius's flag-bearer
• Titinius's scrutiny of Brutus's battlefield decision-making
• The cause of Cassius's death
• Lucilius's persona
• Antony's motives with regard to his treatment of Lucilius
• The cause of Brutus's death

Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:

• Hamlet - Google and printable
• Julius Caesar - Google and printable
• King Lear - Google and printable
• Macbeth - Google and printable
• Othello - Google and printable
• Romeo and Juliet - Google and printable
• The Merchant of Venice - Google and printable
• The Taming of the Shrew - Google and printable
• The Tempest - Google and printable