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Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.SERVANT. Thus, Brutus, did my master bid me kneel. Thus did Mark Antony bid me fall down,And, being prostrate, thus he bade me say."Brutus is noble, wise, valiant, and honest.Caesar was mighty, bold, royal, and loving.Say I love Brutus, and I honour him. Say I feared Caesar, honoured him, and loved him.If Brutus will vouchsafe that AntonyMay safely come to him and be resolvedHow Caesar hath deserved to lie in death,Mark Antony shall not love Caesar dead So well as Brutus living, but will followThe fortunes and affairs of noble BrutusThorough the hazards of this untrod stateWith all true faith.” So says my master Antony.

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Antony sends his servant to say that Antony loves and honors Brutus, as he did Caesar. Then the servant says that if Antony can safely come to talk to him, Antony would like for him to explain why Caesar deserved to die. If all of those things can happen, then Antony will be loyal to Brutus.
B
Antony sends his servant to kneel down, prostrate himself, and beg that Antony be kept safe from harm, so Antony can come to Brutus tell him that he agrees with the reasons the conspirators had for killing Caesar.
C
Antony’s servant reports that Antony will be more loyal to Brutus than he ever was to Caesar.
D
Antony’s servant says that Antony told him to kneel, praise Brutus, and say that Antony loves Brutus, as he loved Caesar. If Brutus grants this, Antony’s servant says that Antony “shall not love Caesar dead / So well as Brutus living,” but will follow Brutus faithfully.
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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.

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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.
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Caesar dislikes any outward show of gratitude or praise from the Roman people.
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What is foreshadowing?

A
a chorus gives a summary of a scene before it is acted out in a play
B
a literary technique that gives hints about the future and builds suspense in a drama
C
when a character or group of characters comment on events throughout a play
D
a speaker turns to the audience and comments as if no other characters can hear
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What is the definition of catharsis?

A
the defect of character that brings about the protagonist’s downfall in a tragedy
B
a process in a tragedy in which a character heals, often through a painful realization
C
the final event of extreme misfortune in the dramatic action of a tragedy
D
a difficult choice involving a decision based on values, which challenges one's belief system
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Which quotation from Julius Caesar is an example of a literary allusion?

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“I, as Aeneas our great ancestor / Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder / The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber / Did I the tirèd Caesar.” (act 1, scene 2)
B
"Pardon, Caesar; Caesar, pardon." (act 3, scene 1)
C
“He shall but bear them as the ass bears gold, / To groan and sweat under the business” (act 4, scene 1)
D
“Why, I will see thee at Philippi then.” (act 4, scene 3)

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