GSE GRADE 10 ELA - Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene ii
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- Q 1/11Score 0Part A: Read the following lines from Act III, Scene ii of Julius Caesar. Based on these lines, what is the meaning of rent as used in this excerpt?29tear in a piece of clothunspeakable atrocitylong-lasting impressionpoor decision
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- Q1Part A: Read the following lines from Act III, Scene ii of Julius Caesar. Based on these lines, what is the meaning of rent as used in this excerpt?tear in a piece of clothunspeakable atrocitylong-lasting impressionpoor decision60sELAGSE10RL4
- Q2Part B: Which word or phrase from these lines help the reader interpret the meaning of rent as it is being used?“ran Cassius’ dagger through”“in this place”“well-beloved”“envious”60sELAGSE10RL4
- Q3Part A: Based on the passage, what are Antony’s true feelings about Caesar?He feels loyal to Caesar.He feels curious about Caesar.He feels resentment toward Caesar.He feels envious of Caesar.60sELAGSE10RL3
- Q4Part B: Which excerpt from the passage best demonstrate the feeling chosen in Part A?“I fear I wrong the honourable men” (line 71)“I rather choose/ To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you” (lines 46-47)“He was my friend, faithful and just to me” (line 13)“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now” (line 85)60sELAGSE10RL3
- Q5In his speech, Antony disproves Brutus’ assertion that Caesar was ambitious. Which lines from the first part of Antony’s speech (lines 1–35) disprove the claim of Caesar’s ambitious nature?"What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him? O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,""I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them;""Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me:""When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:"60sELAGSE10RL3
- Q6Part A: What does Antony mean when he refers to Brutus as “Caesar’s angel”?Caesar showed favoritism toward Brutus.Brutus had protected Caesar from danger.Brutus loved Caesar despite his character flaws.Caesar wanted Brutus to rise up as a ruler.60sELAGSE10RL4
- Q7Part B: Based on the excerpt, why does Antony describe Brutus in this way?Antony is thankful that Brutus had supported Caesar in the past.Antony is jealous of the close relationship Brutus had with Caesar.Antony wants the crowd to elect Brutus as their new leader.Antony wants the crowd to recognize the depth of Brutus’s betrayal.60sELAGSE10RL4
- Q8In lines 49–50 Antony says, “But here's a parchment with the seal of Caesar; I found it in his closet, 'tis his will.” What does Antony accomplish by introducing Caesar’s will into his speech at this point?He refers to the will several times, showing that Caesar had a home and family and attempting to appeal to the crowd’s sense of compassion.He first brings up the will to make Caesar seem human to the crowd, and he continues to mention the will to distract the crowd from violence.He begins a pattern of mentioning the will and then refusing to read it, so that the crowd will demand to hear what the will says.He mentions the will here and again later in the speech, developing the idea that Caesar had amassed riches because of his ambitious nature.60sELAGSE10RL5
- Q9Part A: What is Antony’s intention when he refers to Brutus and others as “honourable men”?He is establishing himself as a good judge of character.He is saying one thing while meaning the opposite.He is calming the crowd by using purposeful word choice.He is encouraging the crowd to show respect to the Roman leaders.60sELAGSE10RL6
- Q10Part B: Which quotation from the speech shows this same intent?O, what a fall was there, my countrymen! (line 106)If you have tears, prepare to shed them now (line 85)You are not wood, you are not stones, but men (line 62)Tis good you know not that you are his heirs (line 65)60sELAGSE10RL6
- Q11What is the central idea of this excerpt from Julius Caesar?Antony wants to establish himself as the new ruler to fill the position created by Caesar’s death.Antony praises the actions of Brutus and explains the reasons that Caesar was killed.Antony wishes to be allowed to secure Caesar’s body for a proper burial.Antony attempts to manipulate the crowd to mutiny against those who killed Caesar.60sELAGSE10RL2
