Act V - Scene V Another Part of the Field Quiz — The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Who agrees to hold Brutus’s sword so he can run upon it?

• Volumnius
• Clitus
• Strato
• Dardanius

Why does Brutus believe his "hour is come"?

• He was wounded in battle
• Caesar’s ghost appeared to him twice
• Cassius told him so before dying
• An oracle predicted his death at Philippi

What reason does Antony give for calling Brutus "the noblest Roman of them all"?

• Brutus was the bravest fighter in battle
• Brutus was the only conspirator who acted for the common good, not envy
• Brutus was a descendant of Romulus
• Brutus voluntarily surrendered to prevent more bloodshed

What does Brutus say about the men he has known in his life?

• He regrets trusting Cassius
• He found no man but he was true to him
• He wishes he had listened to his enemies
• He condemns those who abandoned him

What does Octavius offer to do for Brutus’s surviving followers?

• Execute them as traitors
• Send them into exile
• Take them into his own service
• Release them without punishment

What does Volumnius say when Brutus asks him to hold his sword?

• "I would die for you, my lord"
• "That’s not an office for a friend, my lord"
• "Your death would dishonor us all"
• "The gods forbid such an act"

How does Antony describe the balance of Brutus’s character in his eulogy?

• As a man torn between duty and ambition
• As a warrior without equal in Rome
• As someone in whom the elements were so perfectly mixed that Nature could call him a true man
• As the last defender of the Roman Republic

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "entertain" mean when Octavius says "All that served Brutus, I will entertain them"?

• Amuse or delight them
• Take them into his service
• Put them on trial
• Send them away

What does "smatch" mean in "Thy life hath had some smatch of honour in it"?

• A large portion
• A slight taste or trace
• A contradiction
• A blow or strike

In this scene, what does "several" mean in "Two several times by night"?

• Many or numerous
• Separate or distinct
• Frightening or terrible
• Consecutive or back-to-back

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?