Act IV Julius Caesar quiz

What animal does Antony compare Lepidus to?

• a pig

• a cow

• a bird

• a donkey

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Who does Brutus describe as a "hot friend cooling"?

• Caesar

• Cassius

• Casca

• Calpurnia

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Why does Brutus tell Cassius to speak his complaints softly and inside the tent?

• to not let the other soldiers hear them fighting; it may break morale

• Brutus is sensitive to loud noises

• They are both cold and afraid and need shelter

• They want to discuss the battle plans

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

What does Brutus say to Cassius that he is condemned for?

• taking prisoners of war for ransom

• not meeting him at Phillippi

• taking and accepting bribes

• trying to side with Antony and the enemies

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

Why is Brutus so outraged at official corruption?

• he used to be involved in it

• he is honorable and believes in justice

• he believes that is what killed Caesar

• his father was a corrupt politician

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Cassius try to frighten Brutus?

• he screams really loudly

• he tells Brutus to slay him

• he says that Antony is coming

• pretends to see Caesar's ghost

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What sad news does Brutus deliver to Cassius after they stop arguing?

• that he plans to take his life

• they have run out of supplies

• Calpurnia is sick

• that Portia is dead

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What battle strategy does Brutus and Cassius want to employ?

• Cassius wants to wait and Brutus wants to march

• Brutus wants to wait and Cassius wants to march

• Neither man wants to march

• Both men want to march

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Act IV can be described as the...

• climax

• falling action

• rising action

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

Brutus says that "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;..." What does this speech mean?

• It is better to be lucky than good

• The heart is an enemy of man

• It's important to seize the opportunity to fight

• Floods need to be waited out until they settle

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6