WorksheetsJulius Caesar -- Act 3 (2022)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How is Caesar “constant as the northern star”?
He is a beacon that can guide ships.
He is so angry that he’s on fire.
He is fixed; he won’t be moved.
He is so happy that he’s bright.
Brutus: “Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any, speak; for him have I offended …”
anaphora (The repetition of words usually at the beginning of sentences for a rhetorical effect.)
allusion (referring to a cultural, Biblical, or historical source)
metaphor (comparison of two unlike thinks not using "like" or "as."
apostrophe (speaking to someone who is no longer on stage -- Antony speaking to Caesar after he has died.)
If the act of killing Caesar is immoral and unethical, what can the blood that the conspirators cover their hands with best symbolize?
their heart or life
their guilt
their love for Caesar
their purging or sacrifice for Rome
Calphurnia’s dream is realized and occurs in all of the following ways except which?
Caesar dies from bleeding to death.
Caesar is betrayed by those closest to him.
Caesar is stabbed several times.
Caesar’s blood is washed and celebrated in by his murderers.
What does Shakespeare imply as a theme about mob rule or a mob mentality in Act 3?
Mobs are intelligent and can only be convinced with logic and evidence.
Mobs can’t be used or taken advantage of to get what one desires.
Mobs can be easily swayed and can get out of control if given power.
Mobs listen to and value each member’s thoughts; a mob doesn’t think as a unit.
Which character stabs Caesar first?
Trebonius
Casca
Cassius
Cinna the Conspirator
Antony: "For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all honorable men." This is an example of which kind of irony.
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Ironic Irony
Antony: O judgment thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason.
anaphora (words repeated for rhetorical effect -- Martin Luther King, Jr., repeating "I have a dream" in his famous speech)
personification
allusion (using Biblical, historical, or cultural references.)
simile (using "like" or "as" to compare to unlike things.)
Brutus: "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
pathos
logos
ethos
"Pardon me, thou bleeding piece of Earth" is an example of _____________.
allusion (using Biblical, historical, or culture references)
metaphor (comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as."
anaphora (the repetition of words to make a rhetorical effect -- the repetition of "Brutus is an honorable man."
apostrophe (addressing someone who is no longer onstage.)
