Caesar Act Two

A soliloquy is

• speaking one's thoughts aloud by oneself

• a comparison between two things

• a verse of poem

• a defect in a character that causes their downfall

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Why does Brutus agree that Caesar must die?

• Caesar was a weak leader.

• Brutus wanted to be the emperor.

• Brutus believes that it is for the good of Rome.

• Caesar had gotten just so annoying lately!

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Brutus claims Caesar is too _____________which is why he must be killed.

• arrogant

• wealthy

• ambitious

• annoying

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What does Lucius give to Brutus in Scene I?

• He brings the forged note that has been thrown through the window.
• He brings Brutus a cup of wine to ease his troubled sleep.
• He brings a note from Caesar asking him to come to the palace.
• He brings a plate of eggs for breakfast.

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Brutus believes that once he attains the utmost rung of Ambition's ladder he will do which of the following?

• Turns his back on the ladder

• Scorns the lower rungs

• Looks into the clouds

• All of the above

• None of the above

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A metaphor is

• a story that has a moral.

• a comparison between two things.

• a type of meter in a poem.

• a daily exercise.

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"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

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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

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Which best summarizes the following: "And therefore think him as a serpent's egg,/ Which hatch'd would, as his kind, grow mischievous,/ And kill him in the shell."

• Caesar isn't dangerous now, but he will be once he has power

• Cassius is a mischievous conspirator, who can't be trusted

• Brutus is becoming more dangerous and disloyal

• Caesar should be allowed to gain power

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"I grant we put a sting in him" is an example of a

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• pun

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