The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 2: Causal Relationships

Question 1

A form of irony that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in a play is

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C: dramatic irony.

Question 2

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of Julius Caesar.CASSIUS. Am I not stayed for? Tell me.CINNA. Yes, you are.O Cassius, if you couldBut win the noble Brutus to our party—CASSIUS. Be you content. Good Cinna, take this paperAnd look you lay it in the praetor’s chair,Where Brutus may but find it. And throw thisIn at his window. Set this up with waxUpon old Brutus’ statue. All this done,Repair to Pompey’s Porch, where you shall find us.Is Decius Brutus and Trebonius there?CINNA. All but Metellus Cimber, and he’s goneTo seek you at your house. Well, I will hie,And so bestow these papers as you bade me.CASSIUS. That done, repair to Pompey’s Theatre.

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C: Cassius wants to sway Brutus with flattering messages to convince him to help kill Caesar.

Question 3

How does Cinna's request to get Brutus involved affect Cassius? Select two options.

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B: Cinna's request makes Cassius ask him to take an incriminating letter to Brutus.; C: Cinna's request makes Cassius trust him to return to Pompey's Theatre and meet Cassius there.

Question 4

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of Julius Caesar.[CASSIUS.] Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius.Therein, ye gods, you make the weak most strong;Therein, ye gods, you tyrants do defeat.Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,Can be retentive to the strength of spirit;But life, being weary of these worldly bars,Never lacks power to dismiss itself.If I know this, know all the world besides,That part of tyranny that I do bearI can shake off at pleasure.[Thunder still]CASCA. So can I.So every bondman in his own hand bearsThe power to cancel his captivity.

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C: Casca says that he will also fight Caesar's rise to power.

Question 5

Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.BRUTUS. The exhalations whizzing in the airGive so much light that I may read by them.[Opens the letter and reads]"Brutus, thou sleep’st. Awake, and see thyself.Shall Rome, etc.? Speak, strike, redress.”—"Brutus, thou sleep’st. Awake!”Such instigations have been often droppedWhere I have took them up."Shall Rome, etc.?” Thus must I piece it out:Shall Rome stand under one man’s awe? What, Rome?My ancestors did from the streets of RomeThe Tarquin drive when he was called a king."Speak, strike, redress!” Am I entreatedTo speak and strike? O Rome, I make thee promise,If the redress will follow, thou receivestThy full petition at the hand of Brutus!

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C: Brutus decides to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar.

Question 6

What types of irony are used in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar? Select three options.situational ironydevelopmental ironydramatic ironyverbal ironyconflicting irony

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A: situational irony; C: dramatic irony; D: verbal irony

Question 7

Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.[BRUTUS.] Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius.We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar,And in the spirit of men there is no blood.O, that we then could come by Caesar’s spirit,And not dismember Caesar!Why is this passage an example of verbal irony?

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C: Brutus says he does not want to be seen as a butcher, but that is what the Romans will remember after he stabs his friend.

Question 8

Which statement best describes a cause-and-effect relationship in a play?

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A: One action is a cause, which leads to another action that is the effect of the first action.

Question 9

Why do authors use causal relationships in plays? Select three options.to create mystery and tensionto introduce the settingto propel the plot forwardto develop rising actionto introduce the main character

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A: to create mystery and tension; C: to propel the plot forward; D: to develop rising action

Question 10

Which situation is an example of dramatic irony?

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C: The audience knows all about the plot to kill Caesar, but Caesar himself knows nothing.

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