Julius Caesar Act 3 scene 2 – Vocabulary in action

'Money is a reward for services rendered', or 'Brutus rendered his reasons for killing Caesar to the crowd'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the verb render?

• deliver

• provide

• supply

• take

'They ascended to the mountain’s summit', or 'Brutus ascends to speak to the people'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the verb ascend?

• arise

• climb

• scale

• drop

'The jury decided that extenuating circumstances meant that she was not guilty', or 'Caesar’s glory is not extenuated'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the verb extenuate?

• excuse

• justify

• explain

• aggravate

'It feels awkward to be beholden to others', or 'Anthony is beholden to the people of Rome'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the adjective beholden?

• grateful

• obligated

• indebted

• visible

'The teacher was such a bully his students thought he was a tyrant', or 'The crowd decide that Caesar was a tyrant'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the noun tyrant?

• ruler

• oppressor

• dictator

• advisor

'The heroic soldier was interred with full military honours', or 'Antony says that the good that people do is often interred with their bones'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the verb inter?

• bury

• lay to rest

• entomb

• cremate

'She bequeathed her art collection to the nation', or 'Caesar bequeathed money and land to the people of Rome'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the verb bequeath?

• entrust

• pass on

• hand down

• snatch

'After the funeral, the family waited to hear the testament read', or 'Anthony reads Caesar’s final testament'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the noun testament?

• will

• covenant

• statement

• idea

'My grandmother left me a small legacy in her will', or 'Caesar left the people of Rome a rich legacy'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the noun legacy?

• inheritance

• birthright

• gift

• bill

'He was tightly wrapped in a warm mantle', or 'Anthony shows Caesar’s torn and bloody mantle'. Which of the following is not related in meaning to the noun mantle?

• covering

• cloak

• shawl

• centre