Julius Caesar to Act 4 Scene 3

Brutus and Caesar are shown to have similar weaknesses, for example they are both prone to _____________________.

• greed

• cruelty

• envy

• flattery

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who are the three rulers of Rome in the second triumvirate? Who is ruling Rome at the beginning of Act 4?

• Brutus, Cassius, Cicero

• Lepidus, Antony, Octavius

• Brutus, Antony, Cassius

• Octavius Caesar, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar

• Little Caesar, Caesar Salad, Caesar Chavez

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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

At the end of 3.2, who says, "Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt." ?

• Cassius

• Cicero

• Antony

• Brutus

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Whose ghost appears in Act 4?

• Cato

• Portia

• Cicero

• Caesar

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Brutus and Cassius have their "lover's quarrel" in Brutus' tent. Why is Brutus angry with Cassius?

• Cassius is taking bribes.

• Cassius isn't giving Brutus gold.

• Cassius talked bad about Lepidus

• All of the above.

• Cassius is taking bribes AND Brutus needs money.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Who said it?

"No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead."

• Lepidus

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Lucius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Antony says, "...though we lay these honors on this man

To ease ourselves of divers slanderous loads,

He shall but bear them as the ass bears gold...." (4.1)

Who is he talking about?

• Octavius

• Brutus

• Lepidus

• Cicero

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Cassius says, "In such a time as this it is not meet that every nice offense should bear his comment."

What is the best substitute for "meet"?

• appropriate

• just

• difficult

• ordinary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

During Cassius' and Brutus' lovers quarrel, they go back and forth with "durst:"

Cassius: When Caesar lived he durst not thus have moved me.

Brutus: Peace, peace! You durst not have tempted him.

C: I durst not?

B: No.

C: What, durst not tempt him?

B: For your life you durst not.

What does "durst" mean?

• argue

• tempt

• dare

• endure

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does Portia kill herself?

• she swallowed fire

• she cut herself on her thigh

• she drank poison

• she had a servant hold a dagger and she ran at it

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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