Julius Caesar Act III

Why do the conspirators ask Caesar to pardon Publius Cimber in Act III?

• They need Publius Cimber's political support
• They want to divert Caesar's attention from the assassination
• They want to prove Caesar is kind and just
• Publius Cimber is a rival for Caesar's crown

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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

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

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Which choice is the best PARAPHRASE of this passage from Scene i?
Antony: O pardon me, though bleeding piece of earth,
that I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Though art the ruin of the noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!

• Forgive me, Caesar, for being friendly with your murderers. You are the noblest man that ever lived, and you are ruined. I wish misfortune on the hand that made your wounds.
• Antony addresses Caesar's corpse and pledges to get revenge on his killers.
• Pardon me, bloody earth, that I did not kill these butchers! You have ruined the noblest man, regardless of times. That hand that shed this blood will pay.
• Forgive me for being meek. These butchers have ruined a noble man. This blood has been shed by a woeful hand. 

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CCSS.RL.2.6

During Antony's oration, he repeatedly says, "But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man." What rhetorical device is this using?

• Dramatic Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony
• Rhetorical Question

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How are Antony's true feelings about the Conspirators first revealed?

• In his dialogue with the Conspirators
• In his soliloquy over Caesar's body
• In his funeral oration for Caesar
• In a series of asides in conversation

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In his oration, how does Antony show that the Conspirators were not honorable?

• He contrasts Caesar's deeds with the reasons for the assassination
• He attacks their characters directly
• He gives examples of their past acts of dishonor
• He explains the meaning of honor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Choose the item that most accurately PARAPHRASES the following lines:
When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept;
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

• Poor people and Caesar cried; they are not stern enough to be ambitious
• Caesar wept right along with his poor citizens; if he's ambitious, he ought to be tougher than that
• Caesar cried with the poor people who cry because Caesar's ambition is stern
• When is it that the poor have cried, when Caesar has cried? Ambition should be more stern. 

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CCSS.RL.2.6

What was Brutus' purpose in speaking first after Caesar's death?

• To convince Antony that their actions were valid
• Because Brutus loved Caesar most
• To sway the plebians in favor of the conspiracy
• Because he was tired and wanted to leave first

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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CCSS.RL.8.10

Why does Antony point to the wounds on Caesar's body and the tears in his cloak and identify whose dagger made each one? 

• It shows Antony saw the murder and knows who is responsible
• It increases Antony's credibility with the crowd
• It emphasizes the treachery involved and makes each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar's death
• He is so horrified by the crime that he can't help exclaiming over it

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What do Antony's speeches in Act III reveal about his character? 

• He uses the deeds of others to his advantage
• He is a loyal and clever supporter of Caesar
• He did not truly care for Caesar
• He is unaware of his effect on others

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