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Question 2 • English Language Arts 11

Read the excerpt from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar . CAESAR: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? CASCA: Speak, hands, for me! [Casca stabs Caesar in the neck. Caesar catches hold of his arm. He is then stabbed by several other Conspirators, and at last by Marcus Brutus.] CAESAR: Et tu, Brute?—Then fall, Caesar! [Dies. The Senators and People retire in confusion.] Which connection could a reader best make to the text?

Answer
A
This reminds me of reading about Caesar’s assassination in history class.
B
This reminds me of reading about Caesar’s early career in the army.
C
This reminds me of the biography I read about William Shakespeare.
D
This reminds me of a book I read about political conspiracy theories.
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