Calpurnia is screaming in her slumber. Caesar ignores the warnings. Answer the questions in The Tragedy – Julius Caesar Act 2 Scene 2 Quiz to come after the household stress before the Ides of March. And this is the challenge.
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Julius Caesar Act 2 Scene 2 Quiz Questions
- What natural event opens Act 2 Scene 2?
- Who has been unable to sleep because of disturbing dreams?
- What does Calpurnia urge Caesar not to do?
- What omens does Calpurnia mention to convince Caesar to stay home?
- What does Caesar say about fear in response to Calpurnia?
- What dream does Calpurnia describe?
- What do the Romans in Calpurnia’s dream do at Caesar’s statue?
- Who interprets Calpurnia’s dream in a favorable way?
- How does Decius reinterpret the blood from Caesar’s statue?
- What does Decius tell Caesar about the Senate’s intentions?
- What does Caesar fear he will appear as if he stays home?
- How does Decius appeal to Caesar’s pride?
- What does Caesar say about the power of danger?
- What reason does Caesar first give for not going to the Senate?
- How does Caesar change his decision after Decius speaks?
- What message does the servant bring from the augurers?
- What does the missing heart symbolize?
- How does Caesar interpret the omen of the missing heart?
- Who enters after the servant with the priests leaves?
- What does Caesar say about fate?
- Who says, “The things that threaten’d me / Ne’er look’d but on my back”?
- What does Calpurnia finally do after Caesar decides to go?
- Who comes to escort Caesar to the Senate?
- How does Caesar greet the conspirators when they arrive?
- What does Trebonius say aside as Caesar exits?
- How does Caesar’s behavior in this scene contrast with his image?
- What literary device dominates Calpurnia’s speech about omens?
- What theme is strongly emphasized in this scene?
- What effect does Decius have on Caesar by the end of the scene?
- What does this scene foreshadow?