Caesar Act 2 Quiz

"And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg,

Which, hatched, would, as his kind, grow mischievous..."

Who is being compared to a "serpent's egg"?

• Caesar

• Cassius

• Brutus

• the Soothsayer

What is the issue with the speaker’s reasoning/justification?

• Serpents only attack when threatened

• Serpents will only appear when it is warm outside

• The serpent has not done anything wrong, yet

• The serpent has already hatched

"…The clock hath stricken three"

What is the term for this example?

• Metaphor

• Anachronism

• Personification

• Irony

Explain why #3 is the answer.

• Three AM is a time of great suspense and trouble

• Clocks are a symbol of the eventual downfall of Caesar

• Clocks cannot strike themselves and require a person to do that

• Clocks did not exist in Roman times

"For Antony is but a limb of Caesar.

Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius.

…

Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods,

Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds."

What is the connotation of “sacrificers?”

• Bloodiness and destruction

• Love and devotion

• Purity and holiness

• Jealousy and hate

Who argues that Antony should be killed?

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Casca

• Portia

"She dremt tonight she saw my statue,

Which, like a fountain with an hundred spouts,

Did run pure blood; and many lusty Romans

Came smiling and did bathe their hands in it..."

What is Decius’ interpretation of the dream?

• Caesar will be killed and his blood spread all around

• Caesar’s blood will give life to all of Rome

• Caesar will be remembered and honored for all time, like a statue

• Caesar will sell all of his land and the Romans will live off of the proceeds

What does Decius make use of to convince Caesar to leave his house?

• Letters of praise

• Words of flattery

• Poems of love

• Stories about his great deeds

Caesar

Be near to me that I may remember you;

Trebonius

Caesar I will [And so near will I be

That your best friends shall wish I was further.]

When is the name for the device used by Shakespeare in these lines?

• Metaphor

• Anachronism

• Aside

• Allusion

Why does this device create?

• Suspense

• Dramatic Irony

• Humor

• All of the above