Brutus, Portia, Caesar, Calpurnia

The organizational structure of the play at the point of the Brutus/Portia talk followed by the Caesar/Calpurnia talk is --

• chronological order

• comparison/contrast

• definition

• generalization

Portia's repeated use of the word "ungentle" to describe Brutus's actions support her upcoming action

• to call herself a prostitute

• to point out who her father is

• to remind Brutus that he chose to marry her

• to violently wound herself

Portia's repeated use of the phrase, "I grant I am a woman", is to create

• suspense

• knowledge for the viewer that she is not intelligent

• a pun

• a greater irony in her aggressive actions

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

• Portia stabs herself in the leg in front of Brutus who is planning to stab Caesar

• the porter at the doorway is ready to answer the call from the other conspirators

• Brutus and Cassius believe that assassinating Caesar will save Rome from declining into civil war

• Mark Antony's statement that Brutus is an "honorable man".

Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

• Portia stabs herself in the leg in front of Brutus who is planning to stab Caesar

• the porter at the doorway is ready to answer the call from the other conspirators

• Brutus and Cassius believe that assassinating Caesar will save Rome from declining into civil war

• Mark Antony's statement that Brutus is an "honorable man".

Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• Portia stabs herself in the leg in front of Brutus who is planning to stab Caesar

• the porter at the doorway is ready to answer the call from the other conspirators

• Brutus and Cassius believe that assassinating Caesar will save Rome from declining into civil war

• Mark Antony's statement that Brutus is an "honorable man".

Which of the following words comes from the root meaning of "advice or instruction given"? "Tell me your counsels, I will not disclose 'em: I have made strong proof of my constancy..."

• counsels

• disclose

• strong

• constancy

Ligarius describes Brutus as being "Soul of Rome" in order to

• ensure that Brutus makes the decision to not kill Caesar

• ensure that Brutus makes the decision to kill Caesar

• ensure that Brutus makes the decision to tell Portia about the plan

• ensure that Brutus makes the decision to not tell Portia about the plan

Based on Calpurnia's statement "I never stood on ceremonies, yet now they fright me." the reader may best infer

• Calpurnia is a superstitious person

• Calpurnia has never enjoyed ceremonies

• Calpurnia has bad feelings about all ceremonies

• Calpurnia has a bad feeling about this ceremony

Caesar's choice to refer to himself in proper 3rd person means that he

• uses the word I

• uses the word he

• uses the name Caesar

• uses the word we