WorksheetsCaesar Act 2 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
"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
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
"…The clock hath stricken three"
What is the term for this example?
Metaphor
Anachronism
Personification
Irony
Explain why #3 is the answer.
Three AM is a time of great suspense and trouble
Clocks are a symbol of the eventual downfall of Caesar
Clocks cannot strike themselves and require a person to do that
Clocks did not exist in Roman times
"For Antony is but a limb of Caesar.
Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius.
…
Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods,
Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds."
What is the connotation of “sacrificers?”
Bloodiness and destruction
Love and devotion
Purity and holiness
Jealousy and hate
Who argues that Antony should be killed?
Brutus
Cassius
Casca
Portia
"She dremt tonight she saw my statue,
Which, like a fountain with an hundred spouts,
Did run pure blood; and many lusty Romans
Came smiling and did bathe their hands in it..."
What is Decius’ interpretation of the dream?
Caesar will be killed and his blood spread all around
Caesar’s blood will give life to all of Rome
Caesar will be remembered and honored for all time, like a statue
Caesar will sell all of his land and the Romans will live off of the proceeds
What does Decius make use of to convince Caesar to leave his house?
Letters of praise
Words of flattery
Poems of love
Stories about his great deeds
Caesar
Be near to me that I may remember you;
Trebonius
Caesar I will [And so near will I be
That your best friends shall wish I was further.]
When is the name for the device used by Shakespeare in these lines?
Metaphor
Anachronism
Aside
Allusion
Why does this device create?
Suspense
Dramatic Irony
Humor
All of the above
