ELA 10 - Cumulative Exam (Review), unit
test review English 10 EDGE Cumulative
Semester 2 Exam with Complete
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Which statement best explains Brutus's motivation in this scene?
Brutus wants to include Mark Antony in the conspiracy.
Brutus wants people to think that Mark Antony is involved in the conspiracy.
Brutus wants people to think of the conspirators as honorable, not evil.
Brutus wants Caesar and Mark Antony to die at the same time. ✔✔Brutus wants people to think
of the conspirators as honorable, not evil.
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.
[CASSIUS.] For once, upon a raw and gusty day,
The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores,
Said Caesar to me "Darest thou, Cassius, now
Leap in with me into this angry flood,110
And swim to yonder point?" Upon the word,
Accoutred as I was, I plungèd in
,And bade him follow. So indeed he did.
The torrent roared, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside,115
And stemming it with hearts of controversy.
,But ere we could arrive the point proposed,
Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'
Which details should be included in a paraphrase of the passage? Select three options.
Cassius and Caesar were wearing bathing suits.
Caesar asked Cassius to jump into the river with him.
Cassius leapt into the river and Caesar followed.
Caesar and Cassius argued about the river.
Caesar needed Cassius to save him from drowning. ✔✔Caesar asked Cassius to jump into the
river with him.
Cassius leapt into the river and Caesar followed.
Caesar needed Cassius to save him from drowning.
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.
CASCA. Why, there was a crown offered him: and being offered him, he put it by with the back
of his hand, thus; and then the people fell a-shouting.230
, BRUTUS. What was the second noise for?
CASCA. Why, for that too.
CASSIUS. They shouted thrice. What was the last cry for?
CASCA. Why, for that too.
BRUTUS. Was the crown offered him thrice?235
CASCA. Ay, marry, was't; and he put it by thrice, every time gentler than other; and at every
putting by, mine honest neighbours shouted.
What kind of conflict does this passage best illustrate?
character vs. society character vs. character character vs. nature character vs. self ✔✔character
vs. society Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.
BRUTUS. Kneel not, gentle Portia.
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