Julius Caesar Act 2

Identify the speaker: "It must be by his death; and for my part,/ I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general. He would be crowned/How might that change his nature, there's the question."

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Portia

• Calpurnia

Identify the context: "It must be by his death; and for my part,/ I know no personal cause to spurn at him, / But for the general. He would be crown'd: / How might that change his nature, there's the question."

• Calpurnia is relaying her dream about Caesar's death

• Portia is asking Brutus to open up to her

• Cassius is trying to convince Brutus to kill Caesar

• Brutus is considering reasons to kill caesar

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the figurative language device: "And therefore think him as a serpent's egg,/ Which hatch'd would, as his kind, grow mischievous,/ And kill him in the shell."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• assonance

Which best summarizes the following: "And therefore think him as a serpent's egg,/ Which hatch'd would, as his kind, grow mischievous,/ And kill him in the shell."

• Caesar isn't dangerous now, but he will be once he has power

• Cassius is a mischievous conspirator, who can't be trusted

• Brutus is becoming more dangerous and disloyal

• Caesar should be allowed to gain power

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the context: "To think that or our cause or our performance/ Did need an oath; when every drop of blood/ That every Roman bears, and nobly bears,/ Is guilty of a several bastardy,/ If he do break the smallest particle/ Of any promise that that hath pass'd from him."

• The conspirators are arguing whether or not to take an oath

• The conspirators are arguing whether or not to kill Mark Antony

• Cassius is pressing Brutus to kill Caesar

• Portia is reminding Brutus of his wedding vows

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the connection: "To think that or our cause or our performance/ Did need an oath; when every drop of blood/ That every Roman bears, and nobly bears,/ Is guilty of a several bastardy,/ If he do break the smallest particle/ Of any promise that that hath pass'd from him."

• fate

• omens

• loyalty

• hubris

Identify the context: "Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius,/ To cut the head off and then hack the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy backwards. For Antony is but a limb of Caesar/ Let's be sacrificers, but not butches, Caius."

• The conspirators are arguing about killing Mark Antony

• The conspirators are arguing about the weather

• Decius want to save Mark Antony

• Calpurnia dreams Mark Antony will die

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The quote "Our course will seem too bloody... To cut the head off and then hack the limbs... For Antony is but a limb of Caesar" is an example of...

• metaphor

• apostrophe

• simile

• consonance

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the speaker: "A woman well reputed, Cato's daughter./ Think you I am no stronger than my sex, / Being so father'd, and so husbanded?/ Tell me your counsels, I will not disclose them."

• Brutus

• Portia

• Calpurnia

• Lucius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the connection: "A woman well reputed, Cato's daughter./ Think you I am no stronger than my sex, / Being so father'd, and so husbanded?/ Tell me your counsels, I will not disclose them."

• loyalty

• hubris

• betrayal

• omens