Speech 2 Antony's Funeral Speech

Which of the following statements is true of Antony’s thesis statement?

• His thesis is stated because his speech was straightforward.

• His thesis is implied because his speech was not straightforward.

• His thesis is stated because that was one of Brutus’s conditions.

• His thesis is implied because that was one

  of Brutus’s conditions.

Which of the following is Antony’s claim?

• Caesar should not be praised.

• Romans should mourn Caesar’s death.

• Caesar was not ambitious, so his

  assassination was not justified.

• Brutus is an honorable man.

Which of the following is NOT evidence he used to support his claim?

• “Caesar brought many captive home to

  Rome whose ransoms filled the national

  treasury.”

• “When the poor have cried, Caesar has

  wept.”

• “The evil that men do lives after them.”

• “You all saw that, on the feast of the priest

  Lupercus, I presented a kingly crown to his

  three times which he refused three times?

The line above is parallel. Which of the

following is another way to make the sentence

show parallel construction?

• I am here burying Caesar, not to praise him.

• I am here burying Caesar, not praising him.

• I come here to bury Caesar, I won’t praise him.

• I come here to bury Caesar, no praise will

  be given.

Which of the following is NOT a rebuttal or counterargument used by Antony?

• “He was my friend, faithful and just to me.”

• “Ambition should be made of stiffer stuff.”

• “If it’s true, it was a serious mistake.”

• “Which he refused three times. Was this ambitious?”

Which of the following is true regarding Antony’s purpose for giving this speech?

• To inform the crowd of Brutus’s actions

• To persuade the crowd that Caesar’s death

  was unjustified

• To entertain the crowd with stories of Caesar’s greatness

• To critique Brutus’s speech

So what was the true mode of the speech?

• Persuasive

• Narrative

• Informative

• Expository

Who was the target audience?

• The conspirators

• Caesar’s loyal followers

• The Roman Citizens

• Brutus

What was the tone (speaker’s attitude) of the speech?

• Defiant

• Hopeless

• Violent

• Forgiving

Which of the following statements reveals the author’s attitude or biasness toward Caesar?

• “I come here to bury Caesar, not to praise

  him.”

• “When the poor have cried, Caesar has

  wept.”

• “He was my friend, faithful and just to me.”

• “You all loved him once, not without reason.”