AnswersCREDIT RECOVERY - ELA 9 - SummerSkills Lesson: Ancient Rome and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Media Literacy: Analyze Speeches Given in Historical Context Answers

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7

What is not a way to create tension in a plot?

A
conflict
B
language
C
sequence of events
D
resolution
8

How are the Roman Forum and the Globe Theatre similar?

A
Both were built in Rome.
B
Both were built in Elizabethan England.
C
Both served as a stage for political and social issues of their time period.
D
Both had audiences comprised only of people with great wealth and status.
9

Which statement explains the difference between iambic pentameter and prose best?

A
Prose is a type of iambic pentameter except that is does not have to rhyme.
B
Iambic pentameter does not have to rhyme and contains no limit to syllables per line, while prose is rhymed text that contains 10 syllables per line.
C
Iambic pentameter contains 10 syllables per line, while prose contains no limit on syllables per line.
D
Iambic pentameter is a type of prose except that it does not have to rhyme.
11

How does Caesar’s assassination in act 3.1 affect the plot development of the play?

A
It is the resolution of the play, in which all the conflicts and problems are resolved by assassinating Julius Caesar.
B
It is the turning point, or climax, of the play, in which Caesar is assassinated, Rome is left without a leader, and the public is frightened.
C
It is the exposition of the play, in which the audience learns the history of Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and the public opinion of Caesar.
D
It is the rising action of the play, in which suspense is built by assassinating Julius Caesar.
12

Which approach is not used when making an appeal to logos?

A
emotional or passionate statements
B
the orderly presentation of details
C
facts or statistics
D
definite arguments
14

Which statement about round characters is true?

A
Round characters are dynamic, with multifaceted traits developed in their story lines.
B
Round characters are the minor characters of a plot.
C
Round characters are less important to the plot of a literary work.
D
Round characters are static.
16

How do the conflicts between Octavius and Mark Antony as well as Brutus and Cassius in act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar develop the play’s plot?

A
Octavius and Mark Antony’s conflict foreshadows future disagreement regarding Rome’s leadership; Brutus and Cassius’ conflict shows the difference in values as well as the deterioration of the Republic’s ideal of friendship.
B
Octavius and Mark Antony’s conflict shows the breakdown of their strong friendship; Brutus and Cassius’ conflict shows their similar values and how that can strengthen the Republic’s ideal of friendship.
C
Octavius and Mark Antony’s conflict shows the great success enjoyed by Rome after Caesar’s death; Brutus and Cassius’ conflict foreshadows future disagreement regarding Rome’s leadership.
D
Their conflicts do not develop the plot.
20

Which conflict from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is not an example of external conflict?

A
Brutus and Cassius’ argument about bribes
B
Octavius and Mark Antony’s argument about Lepidus
C
Brutus’ inner struggle with assassinating Caesar
D
The war between Brutus’ and Octavius’ armies

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