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Question 1

Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar , act 1, scene 2. CAESAR: Calpurnia! CASCA: Peace, ho! Caesar speaks. CAESAR: Calpurnia! CALPURNIA: Here, my lord. CAESAR: Stand you directly in Antonio’s way (5) When he doth run his course.—Antonio! ANTONY: Caesar, my lord? CAESAR: Forget not, in your speed, Antonio, To touch Calpurnia, for our elders say The barren, touchèd in this holy chase, (10) Shake off their sterile curse. Which ideas would best fit in a summary of this passage? Choose two correct answers.

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A: Caesar asks Antony to give Calpurnia luck to conceive.; D: Caesar and Calpurnia have not yet had children.

Question 2

In acts 1 and 2 of Julius Caesar , with whom is Brutus most in conflict?

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D: himself

Question 3

Who is Brutus’s foil in Julius Caesar ?

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B: Cassius

Question 4

How is foreshadowing most useful to the audience?

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D: It helps them make predictions.

Question 5

What is the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing?

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B: Summarizing reduces a larger text by focusing on the main ideas, while paraphrasing restates the entire text.

Question 6

In acts 1 and 2 of Julius Caesar , with whom is Brutus most in conflict?

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D: himself

Question 7

What is foreshadowing?

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A: a literary technique that gives hints about the future and builds suspense in a drama

Question 8

What are types of external conflict in literature? Choose three correct answers.

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A: character vs. society; D: character vs. character; E: character vs. nature

Question 9

The character who opposes the protagonist is the

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B: antagonist

Question 10

How is foreshadowing most useful to the audience?

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D: It helps them make predictions.

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