JC ACT II

At the beginning of act 2, Brutus refers to Caesar as "a serpent's egg, which hatched [would do great harm]".  This comparison is an example of a/an....

• pun.
• idiom.
• simile.
• metaphor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A soliloquy is....

• Comments meant to be heard only by the audience while other characters are on statge.
• a Speech delivered while a character is alone on stage.
• A dialogue between two characters in a play.
• a word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning, like there, their, and they're.

An aside is...

• Comments meant to be heard by the audience only while other characters are on stage.
• A speech delivered while a character is alone on stage
• A conversation between two characters.
• A comparison using "like" or "as".

Which character plans to give Caesar a letter warning him of the conspiracy?

• Artemidorus
• Calphurnia
• Portia
• Decius

Which character promised the other conspirators that he could persuade Caesar to get to the capital on the Ides of March?

• Cassius
• Decius
• Trebonius
• Brutus

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which character stabs himself or herself in the thigh to prove that they can be trusted?

• Calphurnia
• Portia
• Decius
• Cassius

What organ was missing from the sacrificed animal?

• Liver
• Heart
• Stomach
• Lungs

At the beginning of Act II, what is Brutus's attitude toward killing Caesar?

• He is searching for a way to avoid this step.
• He is upset, but certain that it must be done.
• He is still trying to make up his mind about it.
• He is convinced that a "wait and see" approach is best.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The reason that Brutus does not want to include Cicero is

• he can't be trusted.
• he is too fond of Caesar.
• he would only join the plan if it were his idea.
• he is too old.

What is Brutus's opinion of the idea of also killing Marc Antony?

• he is for it because Antony is close to Caesar and may cause trouble.
• he is against it because Antony is athletic and may be able to stop the whole plan.
• he is for it because Antony is the real brains and ambition behind Caesar.
• he is against it because it would make the conspirators look too violent and angry.