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Literary Devices
Speeches
What was Said
Characters
General Knowledge
100
When the audience knows something the characters do not it is called
What is dramatic irony
100
Antony claims that he is refusing to read Caesar’s will to the crowd because it a. proves that Brutus is an honorable man b. will make the crowd angry that Caesar is dead c. includes information about Caesar’s ambition d. praises Caesar’s accomplishments as a leader.
What is letter b?
100
Who Said “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;/I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him./The evil men do lives after them. The good is oft interred with their bones.”
Who is Mark Antony
100
Once a close friend of Caesar’s and a conspirator
Who was Brutus
100
How does Brutus die?
What is he jumps onto his own sword.
200
The term which refers to a character alone on stage and thinking out loud,
What is soliloquy?
200
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What is letter d
200
Who Said “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;/He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.”
Who is Julius Caesar
200
Murdered by Cassius and the other conspirators
Who was Julius Caesar
200
The bashful ballerina bounded by the bay is an example of
What is alliteration.
300
A line delivered for the audience to hear but not the other characters on stage is called a(n)
What is an aside
300
Who Said “Et tu Brute? Then fall Caesar.”
Who is Julius Caesar
300
Friend of Caesar, senator, and skilled orator (speaker)
Who is Mark Antony
300
What is Brutus' motivation for joining the conspiracy?
What is he believes it is what is best for Rome
400
The terms that refers to the persuasive technique which pulls at the audience's emotions.
What is pathos?
400
In Act III, Scene ii of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, why does Antony point to the wounds on Caesar’s body and the tears in his cloak and identify whose dagger made each one? a. It shows that Antony saw the murder and knows who is responsible. b. It increases Antony’s credibility with the crowd. c. It emphasizes the treachery involved and makes each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar’s death. d. He is so horrified by the crime that he can’t help exclaiming over it.
What is letter c?
400
How might you best describe the meeting between Brutus, Cassius, Antony, and Octavius at the beginning of Act V (right before the battle).
What is hostile, tense, and angry
400
Great-nephew of Caesar and member of the triumvirate
Who is Octavius Caesar
400
After Caesar’s murder, Antony wants to a. find out why the conspirators killed Caesar and see if he can speak at his funeral b. kill the conspirators to get revenge on them for what they did to Caesar c. accuse the group of forming a conspiracy and killing Julius Caesar d. find out why the conspirators killed Caesar so he can forgive them
What is letter b
500
The following quote from Antony is what type of figurative language? “Mischief, thou art afoot, / Take thou what course thou wilt.”
What is personification?
500
Which choice is the best paraphrase of this speech from Act III, Scene I, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar where Antony first sees Caesar’s dead body? ANTONY. O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood! a. Forgive me, Caesar, for being friendly with your murderers. You are the noblest man that ever lived, and you are ruined. I wish misfortune on the hand that made your wounds. b. Antony addresses Caesar’s corpse and pledges to get revenge on his killers. c. Pardon me, bloody earth, that I did not kill these butchers! You have ruined the noblest man, regardless of the times. That hand that shed this blood will pay. d. Forgive me for being meek. These butchers have ruined a noble man. This blood has been shed by a woeful hand.
What is letter a?
500
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, when Antony delivers a dramatic speech over Caesar’s body, he is alone on stage. A speech delivered under these circumstances is called a(n)
What is a soliliquy
500
Says, “Beware the Ides of March.”
Who is the soothsayer
500
Why is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar considered a tragedy? a. A main character is involved in a struggle that ends in disaster. b. The plot features a battle. c. The plot features a power struggle between two leaders, one of whom dies. d. More than one person dies by the final act.
What is letter a