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WorksheetsCaesar Act II
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
What reason does Brutus give for not wanting to swear an oath?
he doesn't swear.
he at this time is not convinced to join
he doesn't believe in swearing an oath except on a Bible
an oath is against Roman law
their cause should be motivation enough
Why does Metellus Cimber want to ask Cicero to join the conspiracy?
Cicero is a public orator and can share their cause
Cicero is very popular
Cicero hates Caesar
Cicero is old and wise
Cicero is a hit man
Which of the following is NOT a conspirator?
Metellus Cimber
Decius Brutus
Marc Antony
Trebonius
Cinna
What does Cassius want to do with Mark Antony?
Ask him for help
Trick him into leaving town
Kill him
Convince him to join them
Why is Brutus against killing Antony, along with Caesar?
loves Antony
Antony is too weak to cause them trouble
Antony hates Caesar too
it will seem too bloody
Antony is well loved by all
Why does Metellus Cimber want to ask Cicero to join the conspiracy?
Cicero is a public orator and can share their cause
Cicero is very popular
Cicero hates Caesar
Cicero is old and wise
Cicero is a hit man
How does Brutus want to kill Caesar?
By having someone else do it
With all of the anger that they have held back
To rip him up so that he is unworthy
In a way that is fit for him to be accepted by the gods
Who is in charge of convincing Caesar to go to the capitol?
Cassius
Decius
Lucius
Portia
What kind of character is Portia?
determined and emotionally strong
weak and frail
Bothersome
Not a character
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
Identify the context (what's happening during this scene): "Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius,/ To cut the head off and then hack the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy backwards. For Antony is but a limb of Caesar/ Let's be sacrificers, but not butches, Caius."
The conspirators are arguing about killing Mark Antony
The conspirators are arguing about the weather
Decius want to save Mark Antony
Calpurnia dreams Mark Antony will die
