Act IV - Scene III Brutus' Tent Quiz — The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

What does Brutus accuse Cassius of at the beginning of the scene?

• Plotting with Antony secretly
• Having "an itching palm" and selling offices for gold
• Refusing to fight at Philippi
• Betraying Cicero to the triumvirate

Why is Cassius initially angry with Brutus?

• Brutus insulted Cassius's military skills
• Brutus condemned Lucius Pella for taking bribes despite Cassius's defense
• Brutus refused to share command of the army
• Brutus revealed their battle plans to the enemy

How does Portia die?

• She is poisoned by an assassin
• She throws herself into the Tiber River
• She swallows fire
• She is killed during the proscriptions

What does the Ghost of Caesar call itself when it appears to Brutus?

• "The spirit of Rome"
• "Thy evil spirit, Brutus"
• "The ghost of Caesar"
• "The voice of justice"

What does Brutus's "tide in the affairs of men" speech argue?

• That they should retreat to Rome and regroup
• That they should negotiate peace with Antony
• That they must march to Philippi now while their forces are at peak strength
• That fate is inescapable and resistance is futile

Which famous Roman is reported killed in the proscriptions?

• Pompey
• Cato
• Cicero
• Crassus

What strategy does Cassius prefer for the coming battle?

• Marching immediately to Philippi
• Waiting for the enemy to come to them at Sardis
• Launching a surprise night attack
• Dividing their forces to attack from two sides

What does Lucius say when Brutus wakes him after the Ghost vanishes?

• "I saw the ghost, my lord!"
• "The strings, my lord, are false"
• "It was a terrible dream"
• "The candle has gone out, my lord"

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "choler" mean in Brutus's line "Must I give way and room to your rash choler?"

• Sadness or melancholy
• Anger or hot temper
• Military rank
• Physical illness

What does "proscription" mean when Messala says "by proscription and bills of outlawry"?

• A medical prescription for treatment
• An official death sentence and property seizure against political enemies
• A formal peace agreement between warring parties
• A religious ceremony of purification

What does Brutus mean by "apparition" in "the weakness of mine eyes / That shapes this monstrous apparition"?

• A bright light or heavenly vision
• A ghostly or supernatural figure
• A military formation approaching
• A hallucination caused by wine

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?