Julius Caesar Act 3 Quiz

What is the best definition for verbal irony

• Sarcasm

• a play on words

• a secret short comment that only the audience hears

What reason does Brutus give the people for killing Caesar? 

• He was ambitious.

• He killed good Romans.

• He wronged Caius Ligarius.

• He was a traitor.

What is the best example of Verbal Irony?

• … Brutus is an honorable man 

• I thrice presented Caesar a kingly crown and he thrice did refuse it. 

• Was this ambition? 

​ ​ ​ (a)   was the first conspirator to stab Caesar?

• Casca
• Cinna
• Metellus Cimber
• Decius Brutus

Antony tells the people that ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   to prove that Caesar was not ambitious?

• Caesar cried for the poor
• Caesar paid ransom for captured Romans
• Caesar employees good Romans.
• Caesar has wonderful statues commissioned
• Caesar employees good Romans

The people ​ (a)   Brutus and the rest of the conspirators after they have heard some of Antony’s speech ​ (b)  

• still like
• but they have questions.
• hate
• and want to kill them.

When Antony brings out Julius Caesar's will, his purpose is to:

1) ​ (a)   ​

2) ​ ​ (b)  

• tease the crowd.
• build suspense.
• Enrage Brutus
• Show Caesar as kind.
• enrage Brutus.
• show Caesar as kind.

Match the following

• What cause withholds you then to mourn for him?

• Repetition

• Yet Brutus says Caesar was ambitious,  

  And Brutus is an honorable man.  

• Parallelism

• I thrice presented him a kingly crown, 

  Which he did thrice refuse. 

• Rhetorical Question

Match the following

• Mutiny

• a plea; request

• entreat

• a loud noise

• Grievous

• Rebellion

• Clamour

• sorrow or suffering