Julius Caesar Act 3 Review

Why does Artemidorus say that Caesar needs to read his letter first?

• Artemidorus is Caesar's closest friend.

• It is still the Ides of March.

• Artemidorus is in a hurry to leave.

• The letter concerns Caesar personally.

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Why does Caesar ignore Artemidorus' letter?

• Caesar dislikes Artemidorus and wants him to go away.

• Cassius says that all petitioners must come to the Senate House.

• Caesar says that he will deal last with anything having to do with himself.

• The Soothsayer has told Caesar to ignore Artemidorus.

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Reread Scene 1, lines 25-26, and the stage directions. "Trebonius knows his time, for look you, Brutus, He draws Mark Antony out of the way." The details in these lines show you that Trebonius' job in the conspiracy is to

• cause a loud distraction outside

• take Antony out of the Senate House

• tell Brutus what time it is

• move the conspirators aside

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Antony says that he wants to see Brutus after Caesar's murder to

• plan for the crowning of Octavius

• accuse the conspirators of murder

• help Brutus bury Caesar's body

• find out why the conspirators killed Caesar

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"Cassius tells Brutus not to consent for Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. Brutus replies that he will speak first and show the reasons for Caesar's death and tell the crowd that Antony speaks by permission only and it shall advantage more than do us wrong." The asides in lines 232-243 of Scene 1 convey Brutus' motive for letting Antony speak is a

• desire to show that Brutus is in control by ignoring Cassius' concerns

• prediction that the people in the crowd will attack the speaker who addresses them last

• guess that the crowd will ignore what Antony has to say

• belief that Antony's speech will help the conspirators more than harm it

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Scene 1, lines 259-269 Over thy wounds do I prophesy... a curse shall light upon the limbs of men; Domestic fury and fierce civil strife shall cumber all the parts of Italy." Antony's soliloquy reveals his belief that the conspirators

• have cursed him and all of Caesar's family

• will cause widespread and terrible war and pain

• are filled with evil but still deserve to rule

• have fulfilled a prophecy that had to come true

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The summary at the beginning of Scene 2 explains that the crowd at Caesar's funeral is made up of

• the common people of Rome

• Caesar's family members

• officials from the Senate House

• the conspirator's friends

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Why does Brutus say he killed Caesar?

• He wanted to free Rome from civil war.

• Caesar loved Rome more than himself.

• He loved Rome more than he loved Caesar.

• Caesar refused to bring back an exile.

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What does Antony want Octavius' servant to do before returning to his master?

• warn the conspirators that the Romans are planning to kill them

• observe what happens at Caesar's funeral so that he can report to Octavius

• persuade the Romans to accompany the servant to Octavius' camp

• help Antony reveal and describe Caesar's wounds to the Romans

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What argument does Brutus offer during his speech at Caesar's funeral?

• People should be thankful to the conspirators that Caesar's death was quick.

• Caesar had to die because all Romans would have become slaves under him.

• Caesar was not ambitious enough to lead Rome against its enemies.

• Rome is better off without Caesar, who wanted to turn all of Rome into his private city.

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