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WorksheetsCaesar Act Two
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A soliloquy is
speaking one's thoughts aloud by oneself
a comparison between two things
a verse of poem
a defect in a character that causes their downfall
Why does Brutus agree that Caesar must die?
Caesar was a weak leader.
Brutus wanted to be the emperor.
Brutus believes that it is for the good of Rome.
Caesar had gotten just so annoying lately!
Brutus claims Caesar is too _____________which is why he must be killed.
arrogant
wealthy
ambitious
annoying
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
A metaphor is
a story that has a moral.
a comparison between two things.
a type of meter in a poem.
a daily exercise.
"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
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
"I grant we put a sting in him" is an example of a
metaphor
simile
personification
pun
At first _________ wasn't against Caesar, but then ___________ changed his mind.
Cassius, Antony
Antony, Brutus
Brutus, Cassius
Augmented
easygoing; likeable
to belong to or relate to something
enlarge
to beg
Affable
easygoing; likeable
to belong to or relate to something
enlarge
to beg
Emulation
imitation; copying in attempt to equal or surpass someone
about to occur
win
good at judging people or situations; intuitive
Shrewd
imitation; copying in attempt to equal or surpass someone
about to occur
win
good at judging people or situations; intuitive
Spurn
to reject
honorable; noble in action
courage
face; appearance (ghost or apparition)
taper
snack
candle
glass
shirt
Does Brutus agree to swearing an oath with the conspirators?
Yes
No
Identify the context: "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
