Julius Caesar Act II

Who says this quote?

“The only way is to kill Caesar. I have no personal reason to strike at him--only the best interest of the people. The question is, how would being king change him?"

• Caesar

• Brutus

• Calphurnia

• Portia

• Decius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says this quote?

“Am I part of you only in a limited sense--I get to have dinner with you, sleep with you, and talk to you sometimes? Is my place only on the outskirts of your happiness? If it’s nothing more than that, then I’m your whore, not your wife”

• Caesar

• Brutus

• Calphurnia

• Portia

• Decius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says this quote?

“...I never believed in omens, but now they frighten me. A servant to me the night watchman saw horrid sights too, but different ones from what we heard and saw. A lioness gave birth in the streets, and graves cracked open and thrust out their dead”

• Caesar

• Brutus

• Calphurnia

• Portia

• Decius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says this quote?

“How can we avoid what the gods want to happen? But I will go out, for these bad omens apply to the world in general as much as they do to me”

• Caesar

• Brutus

• Calphurnia

• Portia

• Decius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says this quote?

"This dream has been interpreted all wrong. It was a good and lucky vision"

• Caesar

• Brutus

• Calphurnia

• Portia

• Decius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Brutus also convinces the other conspirators not to kill Marc Antony along with Caesar. This shows Brutus:

• a. Is a truly violent and evil man

• b. Only agrees to kill Caesar because he feels it is absolutely necessary to preserve the freedom of Rome.

• c. Desires to take control of Rome himself once Caesar is gone.

• d. Has a closer relationship with Marc Antony than the other conspirators

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is special about the beast that the priests sacrifice for Caesar?

• a. The beast has no heart.

• b. The beast has no brain.

• c. The beast was already dead.

• d. The beast never stopped bleeding.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Portia do to try to persuade Brutus that she can handle any news he gives her?

• a. She reminds him of their courtship.

• b. She gives up all of her power in the house.

• c. She stabs herself in the thigh.

• d. She volunteers to help with the attack.

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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 is Lucius?

• a. Brutus’s son

• b. Brutus’s servant

• c. Caesar’s son

• d. Caesar’s servant

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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

Why does Calpurnia urge Caesar not to go to the Senate?

• A. She has heard rumors of the conspiracy.

• B. She has had dreams that have made her ill.

• C. She believes her dreams are bad omens.

• D. She is uncertain of what the Senate might do.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

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