CBSE Class 10 English Drama Julius Caesar

1.Answer the following questions by ticking the correct options.

1. When Caesar says "Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace to-night" he sounds  ……….

a) worried

b) angry

c) joyous

d) frightened 

2. Caesar's reference to the senators as 'graybeards' shows his ……….

a) confidence

b) cowardice

c) arrogance

d) ambition

3. Decius Brutus changes Caesar's mind about going to the Senate by appealing to his  ……………………

a) ambition

b) vanity

c) greed

d) generosity

4. The offer that Cassius makes to Antony after Caesar's assassination is that………

a) the conspirators would like to be friends with him 

b) he may take Caesar's body to the pulpit and speak to the crowd praising Caesar  for his achievements

c) his recommendations will be as strong as that of the conspirators while distributing  the powers and benefits to friends

d) he may join the conspiracy against Caesar 

5. Cassius  tries  to  stop  Brutus  from  letting Antony  speak  at  Caesar's  funeral  as  he  ……………………..

a) knows the Roman mob loves Caesar and Antony

b) knows Brutus is not a good orator

c) knows they should not have killed Caesar

d) knows Antony is a good orator who can sway the mob

6. What prophecy does Antony make over Caesar's dead body?

a) Romans will see Caesar's ghost roaming on the streets

b) Rome will experience fierce civil war in which many people will die

c) Rome will be ruled by Ate

d) Roman women will smile at the death of Caesar 

7. After listening to Brutus' speech, the Third Citizen says 'Let him be Caesar'. This clearly  shows he ……………………….

a) has not understood Brutus' reason for killing Caesar

b) loved Caesar more than he loves Brutus

c) loves Brutus more than he loved Caesar

d) thinks Brutus killed Caesar to assume power.

8. When Antony calls the conspirators 'honourable men' his tone is ………………

a) admiring

b) flattering

c) angry

d) mocking

9. Antony's reference to Caesar's conquest of the Nervii is to ………………….

a) remind the mob of Caesar's greatness as a warrior

b) make the mob feel afraid of being attacked by the war-like race

c) make the crowd weep for Caesar who died at war

d) stop and collect his emotions as he is feeling very upset

10. Antony's remark  Mischief, thou art afoot, Take thou what course thou wilt!  , shows him to be …………………

a) a ruthless manipulator

b) an honourable man

c) a loyal friend

d) a tactful man

2. Answer the following questions briefly.

a) How do the heavens 'blaze forth' the death of Julius Caesar? 

b) What does Calpurnia try to convince Caesar of? 

c) Why does Calpurnia say Caesar's 'wisdom is consumed in confidence'? What  does she mean?

d) What does Calpurnia dream about Caesar? How does Decius Brutus interpret the  dream?

e) What are the arguments put forward by Decius Brutus to convince Caesar to go to  the Capitol?

f) Why is Decius more successful than Calpurnia in persuading Caesar?

g) What is the petition put before Caesar by the conspirators? How does Caesar  respond to it?

h) Who says "Et tu Brute"? When are these words spoken? Why?

i) In the moments following Caesar's death what do the conspirators proclaim to  justify Caesar's death?

j) Seeing the body of Caesar, Antony is overcome by grief. What does he say about  Caesar?

k) Whom does Antony call 'the choice and master spirits of this age"? Why?

l) How do Brutus and Cassius respond to Antony's speech?

m) Why does Cassius object to allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral? How  does Brutus overcome this objection?

n) What are the conditions imposed by the conspirators before allowing Antony to  speak at Caesar's funeral?

o) When he is left alone with the body of Caesar what does Anthony call Brutus and  the others?

p) What prediction does Antony make regarding the future events in Rome? 

q) What reasons does Brutus give for murdering Caesar?

r) Who says, "Let him be Caesar"? What light does this throw on the speaker?

s) Why is Antony's speech more effective? 

t) At the end of the scene what is the fate of Brutus and Cassius?

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