Caesar

Who tries to get Caesar to read their letter of warning on Caesar's way to the Capitol?

• Soothsayer
• Portia
• Artemidorus
• Metellus Cimber

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The first to stab Caesar was

• Casca
• Cassius
• Decius
• Brutus

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Which character returns to shake the conspirators' hands?

• Octavius

• Lepidus

• Portia

• Antony

When Antony first shakes hands with the conspirators, it suggests that he:

• Knows nothing about the assassination

• Plans to join them to kill Caesar

• Accepts the murder and supports the conspirators

• Wishes they would kill him as well

A _______ is a long speech given to honor someone after their death. 

• Epitaph 
• Eulogy
• Soliloquy 
• Monologue

Brutus and Cassius disagreed about Antony in Act 2, and they disagree about him again in Act 3. About what, specifically, do they disagree?

• Allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral.

• Letting Antony leave Rome a free man.

• Allowing Antony to take Caesar's body to bury it.

• Giving Antony permission to read Caesar's will to the people of Rome.

What does Brutus allow Antony to do?

• speak at Caesar's funeral
• read Caesar's will
• wrap Caesar's body in a shroud
• bury Caesar

Why does Brutus speak first after Caesar's death?

• To convince Antony that their actions were valid.

• Because he loved Caesar most.

• To sway the commoners in favor of the conspiracy.

• Because he was tired and wanted to leave first.

Brutus says that he loves Caesar but he loves ______ more.

• honor
• Portia
• Rome
• himself

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Antony describes Caesar as a hart (deer). What is the connotation (implicit meaning) of this imagery?

• Caesar was untamed, wild, shy, and hidden.

• Caesar was gentle, kind, graceful, and tender.

• Caesar was timid, weak, and quick to flee.

• Caesar was innocent, free, noble, and proud.