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Julius Caesar exam |64 questions and answers.
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Julius Caesar exam |64 questions and answers.
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Julius Caesar exam 64 questions andanswers
The Cobbler and common people like Caesar in control, and they are celebrating Caesar's
"victory" with killing Pompey. They are celebrating Lupercal. Flavius and Marullus are calling the
common people hypocrites for liking Caesar after just supporting Pompey. - answer What is the
situation at the beginning of the play?
They are supporters of Pompey and do not like Caesar's rule after killing Pompey. They are
tribunes- officials appointed to administer the law. They are trying to stay loyal to Pompey. -
answer Identify Flavius and Marullus.
Flavius and Marullus have been watching the commoners celebrate, and they are complaining
about Caesar and belittling the Cobbler for liking him. They are tearing down the decorations
and disrobing the statues. - answer What are Flavius and Marullus doing?
Lupercal is an old Roman fertility festival that young men raced around Palatine Hill and whipper
bystanders with strips of goatskin. Those whipped were assured of fertility. It is celebrated on
February 15th. - answer What is Lupercal?
"Beware the Ides of March" - answer What warning is given to Caesar?
the Soothsayer - answer Who gives Caesar a warning?
Caesar tells the Soothsayer to leave him and ignores the warning. He doesn't believe the
Soothsayer is telling the truth. - answer How does Caesar react to the Soothsayer's warning?
Cassius talks to Brutus about times Caesar was weak. He tells him the times when Caesar almost
drowned and when Caesar had a bad fever. - answer What are the two incidents Cassius tells to
Brutus?
, He wants Brutus to know that Caesar has weaknesses and is not immortal. - answer What's
Cassius's purpose in telling Brutus about the two incidents?
He is trustworthy, perceptive, and people like him. He is a follower of stoic philosophy- believing
everything could be gained through knowledge and logic. A true stoic doesn't show emotion. -
answer What kind of person does Brutus seem to be?
Cassius is a good speaker, manipulator, wise, and power-hungry. He wants to recruit Brutus to
join his rebellion against Caesar. He is secretly planning to kill Caesar. He is power hungry. -
answer What kind of person does Cassius seem to be?
Caesar seems to trust Antony as his helper, and Caesar relies on him for doing things. Caesar
thinks his a reliable friend and bodyguard. Antony is athletic and not political. - answer What is
Caesar's opinion of Antony?
Caesar thinks Cassius had a lean and hungry look, thinks too much, and is a dangerous man.
Caesar sees him as ambitious and manipulative. - answer What is Caesar's opinion of Cassius?
Casca reported that a crown was offered to Caesar three times, but Caesar denied it. Each time
he seemed more reluctant. Afterwards, Caesar passed out in the marketplace. Caesar probably
had epilepsy. - answer What is the report given by Casca?
Cassius knows that Brutus and Caesar are close now, but he thinks he can convince Brutus to
turn his back on Caesar. He feels successful and that Brutus will listen to him. - answer How
does Cassius feel about his talk with Brutus?
Cassius is planning to send Brutus letters with all different handwritings. He is showing how
much the "people" love Rome and how Caesar is too ambitious. - answer What is Cassius's
plan?
The storm shakes the ground, and the effect of the storm brings the feeling that something bad
is happening or will happen. - answer What is the effect of the storm?
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