AnswersRMA FL-1001370-English 3 Semester 2The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 2: Causal Relationships

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 3: Drawing Conclusions Answers

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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 1.[FLAVIUS.] See whether their basest mettle be not moved.60 They vanish tongue-tied in their guiltiness. Go you down that way towards the Capitol; This way will I. Disrobe the images, If you do find them decked with ceremonies.MARULLUS. May we do so?65 You know it is the feast of Lupercal.FLAVIUS. It is no matter; let no images Be hung with Caesar’s trophies. I’ll about, And drive away the vulgar from the streets: So do you too, where you perceive them thick.

A
Caesar will soon gain more power and trophies.
B
Caesar will soon be stripped of his position of power.
C
Caesar’s selfishness will make the commoners turn against him.
D
Caesar dislikes any outward show of gratitude or praise from the Roman people.
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Which examples from the passage pair a symbol with its reference in the passage? Select two options.

A
“the heavens themselves blaze forth” refers to the lightning storm
B
“world” symbolizes Calpurnia’s dreams
C
“death of princes” symbolize the death of Caesar
D
“mighty gods” symbolize Caesar
E
“the valiant” refers to beggars
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What are the purposes of the imagery in this excerpt? Select three options.

A
to emphasize how dangerously packed the streets are
B
to indicate that the soothsayer is a fraud
C
to show that the soothsayer will send the people home
D
to help the reader picture the excitement in the crowd that follows Caesar
E
to demonstrate how determined the soothsayer is to deliver his message to Caesar
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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 1.[FLAVIUS.] Go you down that way towards the Capitol; This way will I. Disrobe the images, If you do find them decked with ceremonies.MARULLUS. May we do so?65 You know it is the feast of Lupercal.FLAVIUS. It is no matter; let no images Be hung with Caesar’s trophies. I’ll about, And drive away the vulgar from the streets: So do you too, where you perceive them thick.70 These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing Will make him fly an ordinary pitch, Who else would soar above the view of men, And keep us all in servile fearfulness. [Exeunt]

A
It emphasizes Flavius’s determination.
B
It introduces opposition to Caesar.
C
It illustrates what Rome looks like.
D
It compares Caesar to a bird.
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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 2, scene 2.CALPURNIA. When beggars die there are no comets seen;The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.

A
war
B
glory
C
evil
D
faith
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Which sentence contains the strongest example of imagery?

A
It was a cold and windy night.
B
The sky was dark and empty.
C
Stars shimmered in the sky like a sea of tiny candles.
D
I felt very alone as I looked out at the night and shivered.
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What is imagery in a play?

A
a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things
B
a literary device that uses vivid language that appeals to the senses
C
a figure of speech in which objects, such as trees, have human attributes
D
the mood the author creates through their word choice
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What is symbolism in a play?

A
a figure of speech in which things, such as animals, have human attributes
B
a literary device that uses vivid language that appeals to the senses
C
a figure of speech that repeats a consonant sound for effect
D
a literary device that uses something simple or insignificant to represent a much bigger idea
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Which quotations from this excerpt are examples of imagery? Select two options.

A
“But indeed, sir, we make holiday / to see Caesar and to rejoice in his triumph.”
B
“Have you not made an universal shout, / That Tiber trembled underneath her banks”
C
“…weep your tears / Into the channel, till the lowest stream / Do kiss the most exalted shores of all.”
D
“And do you now strew flowers in his way, / That comes in triumph over Pompey’s blood?”
E
“Go, go, good countrymen, and, for this fault / Assemble all the poor men of your sort”
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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 2, scene 4.PORTIA. I prithee, boy, run to the Senate House; Stay not to answer me, but get thee gone.— Why dost thou stay?LUCIUS. To know my errand, madam.PORTIA. I would have had thee there and here again5 Ere I can tell thee what thou shouldst do there. [Aside] O constancy, be strong upon my side; Set a huge mountain 'tween my heart and tongue. I have a man’s mind, but a woman’s might. How hard it is for women to keep counsel!10 [To LUCIUS] Art thou here yet?LUCIUS. Madam, what should I do? Run to the Capitol, and nothing else? And so return to you, and nothing else?PORTIA. Yes, bring me word, boy, if thy lord look well, For he went sickly forth; and take good note15 What Caesar doth, what suitors press to him. Hark, boy, what noise is that?LUCIUS. I hear none, madam.

A
Portia wants to take action, but she cannot.
B
Portia is still ignorant about Brutus’s plans.
C
Portia is a spy for Caesar and his followers.
D
Portia wishes that she werea young girl again.

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